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If ‘W’ is weight of a retaining wall and ‘P’ is the horizontal earth pressure, the factor of safety against sliding, is

A. 1.0

B. 1.25

C. 1.5

D. 2.0

Answer: Option C


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Comments ( 2 )

  1. Vipan Kumar
    Vipan Kumar :
    3 years ago

    for sliding, FOS is 1.5
    for overturning FOS is 2

  2. Naveen Arya
    Naveen Arya :
    4 years ago

    For retaining wall f.o.s is used 2.0 not 1.5

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