To have zero active pressure intensity at the tip of a wall in cohesive soil, one should apply a uniform surcharge intensity of (A)2c tan a (B) 2c cot a (C) - 2c tan a (D) - 2c cot a
To have zero active pressure intensity at the tip of a wall in cohesive soil, one should apply a uniform surcharge intensity of (A)2c tan a (B) 2c cot a (C) - 2c tan a (D) - 2c cot a
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![To have zero active pressure intensity at
the tip of a wall in cohesive soil, one
should apply a
intensity of
uniform surcharge
(A)2c tan a
(B) 2c cot a
(C) - 2c tan a
(D) - 2c cot a](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Ff3231d4a-9260-4235-a015-fe6b0cb57bec%2Fb17f1ad1-30fc-4e16-9613-1a91ab6a955c%2Fathzk45_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:To have zero active pressure intensity at
the tip of a wall in cohesive soil, one
should apply a
intensity of
uniform surcharge
(A)2c tan a
(B) 2c cot a
(C) - 2c tan a
(D) - 2c cot a
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