Discussion Forum : Failure Envelopes And Earth Pressure
Question - For a cohesive backfill with surcharge q, when at depth z₀, pₐ=0, then the depth z₀ is ___________
Options:
A .  \(z_0=\frac{q-2c cot⁡α}{γ} \)
B .  \(z_0=\frac{2c tan⁡α}{γ}-\frac{q}{γ} \)
C .  \(z_0=\frac{2 cot⁡α}{γ}+\frac{q}{γ} \)
D .  \(z_0=\frac{cot⁡α}{γ}-\frac{q}{γ} \)
Answer: Option B
Answer: (b).\(z_0=\frac{2c tan⁡α}{γ}-\frac{q}{γ} \)

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