GATE Civil Engineering (CE) 2022 Shift 1 Solved Paper

Question : 18 of 65

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Let

σ _{v}^{^{′}}

and

σ _{h}^{^{′}}

denote the effective vertical stress and effective horizontal stress, respectively. Which one of the following conditions must be satisfied for a soil element to reach the failure state under Rankine’s passive earth pressure condition?

$σ _{v}^{^{′}}$ < $σ _{h}^{^{′}}$
$σ _{v}^{^{′}} > σ _{h}^{^{′}}$
$σ _{v}^{^{′}} = σ _{h}^{^{′}}$
$σ _{v}^{^{′}} + σ _{h}^{^{′}} = 0$

Validate

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