Civil Engineering Quizzes Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering

Question:
Back fill with a sloping surface exerts a total active pressure Pa on the wall of height H and acts at

Option A):
H/2 above the base parallel to base
Option B):
H/4 above the base parallel to base
Option C):
H/5 above the base parallel to base
Option D):
H/3 above the base parallel to base

Correct Answer is Option D):
H/3 above the base parallel to base