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Granular backfill slope, reducing active pressure
Sorry for the long post with my question. I've got some background in my question so basic soil mechanics won't need repeating. It is common to use granular backfill behind retaining walls instead of cohesive backfill to reduce wall pressures. Reasoning being that a higher friction angle...- glacialclint
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