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Two different soil types (Soil 1 and Soil 2) are used as backfill behind a retaining wall as shown in the figure, where \(\gamma_t\) is total unit weight, and c' and φ' are effective cohesion and effective angle of shearing resistance. The resultant active earth force per unit length (in kN/m) acting on the wall is:
A
31.7
B
35.2
C
51.8
D
57.0

Explanation

Correct : a

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