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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 Mechanics
See Also
Chapter 7: Earth Pressures
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7.5. Example Problems
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7.4. Types of Retaining Structures
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Slope Inclinometers
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