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Rankine’s theory of lateral pressure was extended to other soil by __________

(a) Resal and Bell

(b) Mohr

(c) None of the mentioned

(d) All of the mentioned

The question was asked by my school principal while I was bunking the class.

Question is taken from Active Earth Pressure: Rankine’s Theory topic in portion Failure Envelopes & Earth Pressure of Geotechnical Engineering II

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Right choice is (a) Resal and Bell

The explanation: The theory of lateral pressure was extended to cohesive, stratified, partially immersed and submerged soil was by Resal in 1910 and by Bell in 1915.

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