A vertical wall 6 m high above the water table, retains a 20° soil slope, the retained soil has a unit weight of 18 kN /m², the appropriate shear strength parameters are c = 0 and o= 40°. The coefficient of active earth pressure to be used in estimating the active pressure acting on the wall is

A vertical wall 6 m high above the water table, retains a 20° soil slope, the retained soil has a unit weight of 18 kN /m², the appropriate shear strength parameters are c = 0 and o= 40°. The coefficient of active earth pressure to be used in estimating the active pressure acting on the wall is

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A vertical wall 6 m high above the water
table, retains a 20° soil slope, the
retained soil has a unit weight of 18
kN/m², the appropriate shear strength
parameters are c = 0 and o= 40°. The
coefficient of active earth pressure to be
used in estimating the active pressure
acting on the wall is

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