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On designing retaining walls it is necessary to take care of __________ exerted by soil mass.

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On designing retaining walls it is necessary to take care of __________ exerted by soil mass.

(a) Erosion

(b) Lateral pressure

(c) Surcharge

(d) Lateral stress

I got this question during an interview.

Question is taken from Plastic Equilibrium in Soils : Active and Passive States in section Failure Envelopes & Earth Pressure of Geotechnical Engineering II

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Correct option is (b) Lateral pressure

The best I can explain: In the designing of retaining walls; sheet piles or other earth-retaining structures, it is necessary to compute the lateral pressure exerted by the retained mass of soil.

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