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For earth pressure at rest, there will be no ______

(a) vertical stress

(b) shear stress

(c) horizontal stress

(d) both vertical and horizontal stress

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Origin of the question is Earth Pressure at Rest in chapter Failure Envelopes & Earth Pressure of Geotechnical Engineering II

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Right option is (b) shear stress

For explanation: For earth pressure at rest, there is horizontal stress as well as the vertical stress. For earth pressure at rest, there will be no shear stresses.

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