The water table is at the ground level and backfill has saturated u – McqOptions

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1.	The water table is at the ground level and backfill has saturated unit weight as 22KN/m3. The height of wall is 6m and Ka=1/3. Find the pressure intensity, if free water stands on other face of wall.
A.	45.82 KN/m2
B.	78.28 KN/m2
C.	24.38 KN/m2
D.	56.27 KN/m2
Answer» D. 56.27 KN/m2

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