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The forces acting on a sliding wedge are ___________

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The forces acting on a sliding wedge are ___________

(a) Weight of the wedge

(b) Total frictional force

(c) Total cohesive resistance

(d) All of the mentioned

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I want to ask this question from Friction Circle Method in chapter Stability of Slopes of Geotechnical Engineering II

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The correct choice is (d) All of the mentioned

Easiest explanation: The forces acting on a sliding wedge are i) the weight of the wedge ii) the total frictional resistance or resultant, and iii) total cohesive resistance along the slip circle.

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