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The major principal stress in an element of cohesionless soil within the backfill of a retaining wall is________________?

(A) vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium

(B) vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium

(C) inclined at 45° to the vertical plane

(D) none of the above

Submitted By: Ali Uppal

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