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The wedge theory of earth pressure is based on the concept of _________

(a) Active earth pressure

(b) Sliding wedge

(c) Wall friction

(d) All of the mentioned

The question was asked by my school teacher while I was bunking the class.

The query is from Coulomb’s Wedge Theory topic in portion Failure Envelopes & Earth Pressure of Geotechnical Engineering II

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Correct option is (b) Sliding wedge

To explain: The wedge theory of earth pressure is based on the concept of a sliding wedge which is torn off from the rest of the backfill on a movement of the wall.

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