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Concentrated Surcharge - Earth Pressure at Rest

Application of concentrated force F yields an increment of earth pressure at rest Δσr acting on the vertical structure and having the magnitude of:

where:

F

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concentrated force acting on ground surface

x, z

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coordinates evident from figure

Increment of earth pressure at rest due to vertical concentrated force

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