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Total pressure on the vertical face of a retaining wall of height ‘h’ per unit run exerted by the retained earth weighing ‘w’ per unit volume, is
A $${\text{wh}}\frac{{\left( {1 - \sin \varphi } \right)}}{{\left( {1 + \sin \varphi } \right)}}$$
B $${\text{w}}{{\text{h}}^2}\frac{{\left( {1 - \sin \varphi } \right)}}{{\left( {1 + \sin \varphi } \right)}}$$
C $$\frac{{{\text{w}}{{\text{h}}^2}\left( {1 - \sin \varphi } \right)}}{{2\left( {1 + \sin \varphi } \right)}}$$
D $$\frac{{{\text{w}}{{\text{h}}^2}\left( {1 - \sin \varphi } \right)}}{{3\left( {1 + \sin \varphi } \right)}}$$
If A is the area of the foundation of a retaining wall carrying a load W and retaining earth of weight 'w' per unit volume, the minimum depth (h) of the foundation from the free surface of the earth, is
A $${\text{h}} = \frac{{\text{W}}}{{{\text{Aw}}}}\left$$
B $${\text{h}} = \frac{{\text{W}}}{{{\text{Aw}}}}\left$$
C $${\text{h}} = \frac{{\text{W}}}{{{\text{Aw}}}}{\left^2}$$
D $${\text{h}} = \sqrt {\frac{{\text{W}}}{{{\text{Aw}}}}} {\left^2}$$
If ‘H’ is the overall height of a retaining wall retaining a surcharge, the width of the base slab usually provided, is
A 0.3 H
B 0.4 H
C 0.5 H
D 0.7 H
Weight of C is twice the weight of M. Weight of M is 1/9 of the weight of R. Weight of R is 5/2 of the weight of K. Weight of K is 1/3 of the weight of G. Who is the second lightest?
A C
B M
C K
D G
The design of a retaining wall assumes that the retained earth
A Is dry
B Is free from moisture
C Is not cohesive
D All the above
Jony weighs twice as much as Suzan's. Suzan's weight is 60% of Sami's weight. Manik's weight is 50% of Lynda's weight. Lynda weight 190% of Jony's weight. Which of these 5 people weight the least?
A Suzan
B Manik
C Lynda
D Sami
Alam weighs twice as much as much as Marina. Marina's weight is 60% of Robin's weight. Drabir weight 50% of Lima's weight. Lima weight 190% of Alam's weight. Which of these 5 people weight the least?
A Robin
B Lima
C Drabir
D Marina
If ‘W’ is weight of a retaining wall and ‘P’ is the horizontal earth pressure, the factor of safety against sliding, is
A 1.0
B 1.25
C 1.5
D 2.0
Alam weight twice as much as Marina. Marina's weight is 60% of Robin's weight. Drabir weight 50% of Lina's weight. Lina weighs 190% of Alam's weight. Which of these 5 persons weighs the least?
A Robin
B Lina
C Drabir
D Marina
Jasim's weight is 140% of Masum's weight. Bashir's weight is 90% of Limon's weight. Limon weights twice as much as Masum. What percentage of Jasim's weight is Bashir's weight?
A 6447%
B 7729%
C 12847%
D 15559%

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