A loose, natural sand deposit has a saturated unit weight of 19.3 kN/m3 and an angle of internal friction of 29°. The water table is the ground surface. The total at rest lateral earth pressure at a depth of 10 m is most nearly:

A loose, natural sand deposit has a saturated unit weight of 19.3 kN/m3 and an angle of internal friction of 29°. The water table is the ground surface. The total at rest lateral earth pressure at a depth of 10 m is most nearly:

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A loose, natural sand deposit has a saturated unit weight
of 19.3 kN/m3 and an angle of internal friction of 29°. The
water table is the ground surface. The total at rest lateral
earth pressure at a depth of 10 m is most nearly:
1.
80 kPa
2.
147 kPa
3.
217 kPa
247 kPa
4.

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