The earth pressure at rest exerted on a retaining structure can be calculated using

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• What will be the coefficient of earth pressure at rest for a rigid retaining wall, If the backfill consists of cohesion less soil having φ = 26°?
• The factor that is responsible for inclination of resultant pressure to the retaining wall is                      
• If the sand filled behind the retaining wall with saturated water with water, then the possible lateral pressure is                      
• Originally, Rankine’s theory of lateral earth pressure can be applied to only                
• A structure that allows water to flow under a road, railroad, trail, or similar obstruction from one side to the other side is called as
• A structure that carries water above land is known as an                            
• If the span of crossing is greater than 12 feet (3.7 m), the structure is termed as bridge and otherwise is culvert.
• Rankine’s theory of lateral pressure was extended to other soil by                      
• Calculate circumferential prestress of a cylindrical prestressed concrete water tank given that the thickness is 12mm, loss ratio is 0.75, the maximum stress under working pressure is 1n/mm2(Nd value is 720)?
• Calculate minimum wall thickness given a cylindrical prestressed water tank of internal diameter 30m over a depth of 7.5m and the permissible compressive stress at transfer is 13n/mm2 and the maximum compressive stress under working pressure is 1n/mm2 and the loss ratio is 0.75?