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Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Engineering

Q1:

A soil mass is said to be in plastic equilibrium if

A it is stressed to maximum

B it is on the verge of failure

C it is in plastic stage

D it starts flowing.

ANS:B - it is on the verge of failure

In the failure of the earth retaining structure, a soil mass shows the plastic equilibrium just before the failure.