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Active earth pressure - the Coulomb theory

Active earth pressure is given by the following formula:

where: σz - vertical geostatic stress
cef - effective cohesion of soil
Ka - coefficient of active earth pressure
Kac - coefficient of active earth pressure due to cohesion

The coefficient of active earth pressure Ka is given by:

The coefficient of active earth pressure  Kac is given by:

for:

for: 

where: φ - angle of internal friction of soil
δ - angle of friction structure - soil
β - slope inclination
α - back face inclination of the structure

Horizontal and vertical components of the active earth pressure become:

where: σa - active earth pressure
δ - angle of friction structure - soil
α - back face inclination of the structure

Literature:

Arnold Verruijt: Soil mechanics, Delft University of Technology, 2001, 2006, "http://geo.verruijt.net/"




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