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At what point along the back of a rigid retaining wall supporting a cohesionless soil is the passive earth pressure maximum?

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1At the ground surface level
2At one-third of the height of the wall from the base
3At the base of the wall✓
4At half the height of the wall from the base

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At the base of the wall

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