2 An unsupported excavation is made to the maximum possible depth in a clay soil having Y₁ = 18 kN/m³, c = 100 kN/m², p = 30°. The active earth pressure, according to Rankine's theory, at the base level of the excavation is (a) 115.47 kN/m² (b) 54.36 kN/m² (c) 27.18 kN/m² (d) 13.0 kN/m²

2 An unsupported excavation is made to the maximum possible depth in a clay soil having Y₁ = 18 kN/m³, c = 100 kN/m², p = 30°. The active earth pressure, according to Rankine's theory, at the base level of the excavation is (a) 115.47 kN/m² (b) 54.36 kN/m² (c) 27.18 kN/m² (d) 13.0 kN/m²

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Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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