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The transfer of pressure from a yielding part of soil mass to the less yielding part is defined by the term __________

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The transfer of pressure from a yielding part of soil mass to the less yielding part is defined by the term __________

(a) Arching

(b) Projecting conduits

(c) Stress transfer

(d) None of the mentioned

I had been asked this question at a job interview.

My question comes from Classes of Underground Conduits topic in chapter Shafts, Tunnels and Conduits of Geotechnical Engineering II

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Right choice is (a) Arching

The explanation: Arching is defined as the phenomenon of the transfer of pressure from a yielding part of the soil mass to an adjoining less yielding or restrained part of the mass.

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