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Which of the following effect of line load can be taken into account by Culmann’s graphical method?

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Which of the following effect of line load can be taken into account by Culmann’s graphical method?

(a) Railway track and Long wall of a building

(b) Road alignment

(c) None of the mentioned

(d) All of the mentioned

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This intriguing question comes from Culmann’s Graphical Method for Active Pressure topic in section Failure Envelopes & Earth Pressure of Geotechnical Engineering II

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Right answer is (a) Railway track and Long wall of a building

Best explanation: Culmann’s graphical method can be used to take into account the effect of line of load, such as railway track or a long wall of a building etc., running parallel to the retaining wall.

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