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| 1. |
Total pressure on the vertical face of a retaining wall of height ‘h’ per unit run exerted by the retained earth weighing ‘w’ per unit volume, is |
| A. | wh [(1 - sin φ)/(1 + sin φ)] |
| B. | wh² [(1 - sin φ)/(1 + sin φ)] |
| C. | wh² [(1 - sin φ)/2(1 + sin φ)] |
| D. | wh² [(1 - sin φ)/3(1 + sin φ)] |
| Answer» D. wh² [(1 - sin φ)/3(1 + sin φ)] | |