Civil Engineering - UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions - Discussion

Discussion Forum : UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions - Section 26 (Q.No. 13)
13.
Given that for a soil deposit,
K0 = earth pressure coefficient at rest,
Ka = active earth pressure coefficient,
Kp = passive earth pressure coefficient and
u = Poisson's ratio, the value of (1 - μ) is given by
Ka/Kp
K0/Ka
KP/Ka
1/K0
Answer: Option
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Discussion:
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Rahul said:   2 years ago
1/k = 1-u/u.

Karthika.c said:   8 years ago
Ko=u/1-u.
1-u= 1/ko.

Karthika. C said:   8 years ago
Ko=earth pressure at rest condition.
Ko=u/1-u,
1-U = 1/ko.

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