Lateral soil pressure can bend a wall inward, thus placing the soil side of the wall in ____ and the interior face of the wall in ____.

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Lateral soil pressure can cause a wall to bend inward, placing the soil side (or exterior) of the wall in compression because it is being pushed on, and the interior face of the wall in tension because it is being pulled or stretched.

Lateral Soil Pressure Can Bend a Wall Inward, Thus Placing