Why are weep holes provided at the back of retaining walls?
Coulomb’s theory of earth pressure is based on
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For a sand having an internal friction of 30°, the ratio of passive to active lateral earth pressure will be
The nature of earth pressure above dredge line behind a cantilever sheet pile wall is
The critical height of an unsupported vertical cut in a cohesive soil is given by
where, C = unit cohesion
ϕ = angle of internal friction
γ = unit weight of soil
Passive pressure in soil is associated with
Coefficient of earth pressure at rest is
To stabilise a concrete cantilever retaining wall against sliding, the ratio of sliding force to resisting force should be
The pore water pressure in the capillary zone is
The maximum permissible eccentricity of a retaining wall of width B to avoid failure in tension is
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