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A vertical cut is to be made in a soil mass having cohesion c, angle of internal friction ϕ, and unit weight γ. Considering KaandKp as the coefficient of active and passive earth pressures, respectively, the maximum depth of unsupported excavation is

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4cγKp
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2cKpγ
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4CKaγ
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4cγKa
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Solution

The correct option is D 4cγKa
0=KaγZ02CKa

Z0=2CγKaZmax=4CγKa

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