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The height of fill Ze, equivalent to uniform surcharge intensity is __________

(a) q/γ

(b) q-γ

(c) q+γ

(d) q*γ

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The correct answer is (a) q/γ

The explanation is: The height of fill Ze, equivalent to uniform surcharge intensity is given by,

Ka γze=Ka q,

∴ \(z_e=\frac{q}{γ}.\)

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