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Civil Engineering · Q102

Soil Mechanics And Foundation

Engineering and GATE · Civil Engineering · question 102

Q102

The major principal stress in an element of cohesion-less soil within the backfill of a retaining wall is

A.
Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium
Answer
B.
Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium
C.
Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane
D.
None of the above

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
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