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B'
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Active Pressure
With geometrical manipulations we may get:
a' o'
1 sin
cos
2c '
1 sin
1 sin
z tan 2
2 2c ' tan
a'
K a ' tan 2 4 2
o
The failure planes / slip planes make angle of
'p
o'
1 sin
cos
2c '
1 sin
1 sin
'
p
'
o
z tan 2
2 2c ' tan
'p
K p ' tan 2 4 2
o
The failure planes / slip planes make angle of
Horizontal backfill
Sloping backfill
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Lateral Force:
Active case:
Pa K a qH
1
1
K aH 12 K aH 1 H 2 K a w H 22
2
2
Passive case:
Pp K p qH
1
1
K pH 12 K pH 1 H 2 K p w H 22
2
2
a K az 2c K a
z0
2c
Ka
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Cohesive soil
Active Pressure force will be,
1
c
2
Pa K a H 2 K a cH 2
2
Pp
1
K pH 2 2 K p cH
2
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Cont
Active pressure coefficient:
K a cos
K p cos
Cont
Active pressure force:
Pa
1
K a H 2
2
Pp
1
K p H 2
2
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