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Civil Engineering - Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Section 1 (Q.No. 6)
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering
6.
The lateral earth pressure on a retaining wall
is equal to mass of the soil retained
proportional to the depth of the soil
proportional to the square of the depth of the soil
proportional to the internal friction of the soil
none of these.
Answer: Option
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Agha Bilal said:   7 months ago
Correct option is (B) i.e. Lateral pressure on the retaining wall is *directly proportional to the depth of the soil*.
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