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

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