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The estimation of construction pore pressure can be made with the help of ___________

(a) Swedish circle method

(b) Bishop’s method

(c) Hilf’s equation

(d) Rectangular plot method

I got this question by my school principal while I was bunking the class.

Question is taken from The Swedish Slip Circle Method in section Stability of Slopes of Geotechnical Engineering II

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Right answer is (c) Hilf’s equation

For explanation I would say: The estimation of the construction pore pressure is made with the help of Hilf’s equation:

u = pa Δ / (va + hc γw – Δ).

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