A 6 m high retaining wall with a vertical back has a backfill of silty sand with a slope of 10° for the backfilI. With values of KH = 760 kg/m2/m and Kv=100 kg/m2/m, the total active earth pressure will approximately be a. 128 kN/m b. 134 kN/m c. 138 kN/m d. 142 kN/m

A 6 m high retaining wall with a vertical back has a backfill of silty sand with a slope of 10° for the backfilI. With values of KH = 760 kg/m2/m and Kv=100 kg/m2/m, the total active earth pressure will approximately be a. 128 kN/m b. 134 kN/m c. 138 kN/m d. 142 kN/m

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