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The passive earth pressure intensity in terms of coefficient of passive earth pressure is _________

(a) pp=Kp γH

(b) pp=γH

(c) pp=Kp H

(d) pp=Kp γ

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

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Right option is (a) pp=Kp γH

To elaborate: The passive earth pressure intensity is given by,

pp=γz tan^2 α,

since, Kp= tan^2 α,

∴ pp=Kp γH.

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