If ( ) is the angle of repose of soil of weight w kg/m3, the horizontal pressure p at a depth of h meters per metre length of wall, is

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If ($$\varphi $$) is the angle of repose of soil of weight w kg/m³, the horizontal pressure p at a depth of h meters per metre length of wall, is

A) $${\text{wh}} \times \frac{{1 - \sin \varphi }}{{1 + \sin \varphi }}$$ B) $$\frac{{{\text{wh}}}}{2} \times \frac{{1 - \sin \varphi }}{{1 + \sin \varphi }}$$ C) $${\text{wh}} \times \sqrt {\frac{{1 - \sin \varphi }}{{1 + \sin \varphi }}} $$ D) $${\text{wh}} \times \sqrt {\frac{{1 + \sin \varphi }}{{1 - \sin \varphi }}} $$

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