The design of heel slab of a retaining wall is based on the maximum bending moment due to: (A) Its own weight (B) Weight of the soil above it (C) Load of the surcharge, if any (D) All the above

The design of heel slab of a retaining wall is based on the maximum bending moment due to:
(A) Its own weight
(B) Weight of the soil above it
(C) Load of the surcharge, if any
(D) All the above
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Answer: Option D
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To have pressure wholly compressive under the base of a retaining wall of width b, the resultant of the weight of the wall and the pressure exerted by the retained, earth should have eccentricity not more than (A) b/3 (B) b/4 (C) b/5 (D) b/6

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