Equivalent Fluid Pressure
Equivalent Fluid Pressure
(OP)
In all of the responses addressing EFP, I have seen that al of the descriptions always seem to refer to finding the Equivalent Fluid Pressure based on a value given in a geotechnical report. My question is where does that value in the report come from and how is it generated? If the report says "use 60 pcf" for the EFP, how was that value calculated?





RE: Equivalent Fluid Pressure
If you look up on Google the name Rankine, you may get some info that is not related to lateral earth pressure, but try this link.
Rankine seems to have been very busy figuring out formulas for many engineering subjects.
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Also, check out the lateral earth pressure info from the work of Peck in Chicago. It is not always an triangular distribution.
RE: Equivalent Fluid Pressure
It ain't hard - you all did it as undergrads.
DRG
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That usually seems to come about when a long, very detailed geotech report is written and the meat of what is needed is buried in a long bunch of words.
In retrospect, when has the use of EFP caused a failure?