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7.1. Rankine Theory (1857)
This section is part of: Athanasopoulos, G. A. (2021) "Online Lecture Notes on Soil Mechanics", Geoengineer.org, DOI: https://doi.org/10.48246/GEOENG-EDU-001
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Distribution of Active Earth Pressures
where:
with:
- KA = active earth pressure coefficient
- φ = angle of internal friction of soil
- c = cohesion of soil
- γt = total unit weight of soil
or
when there is a uniform surcharge (qs) acting on the backfill surface.
Distribution of Passive Earth Pressures
where:
with:
- KP = passive earth pressure coefficient
Inclined Ground Surface
where
Selected Topics
Chapter 7: Earth Pressures7.2. Coulomb Theory (1776)7.3. Graphical Methods7.4. Types of Retaining Structures7.5. Example ProblemsOnline Lecture Notes on Soil MechanicsChapter 2: Stresses in Soils2.1. Normal and Shear Stress2.2. Stresses as a result of the soil self-weight2.3. Stresses due to a load surcharge on the Ground Surface2.4. Example ProblemsChapter 9: Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundations9.1. Bearing Capacity9.2. Example ProblemsChapter 3: Flow of Water through Soil3.1. One Dimensional Flow3.2. Two Dimensional Flow3.3. Graphical Generation of Flow Nets
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