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Sliding Stability, Coefficient of friction given soils angle of internal friction
Looking at the sliding stability of a retaining wall. Soils are sandy (cohesion = 0). I have soil boring's which provide the soil angle of internal friction (Φ),which is 26 degrees. My question is, is there a way to determine the coefficient of friction for the soil from the soil angle of...- T.Burke
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- Forum: Structural engineering general discussion
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Crane Runway Design
Designing crane runway for an Industrial building. Vertical loads are increased by an impact factor and side thrust loads are some percentage of the total vertical load. Two questions: (1) do I include the impact factor while looking at vertical / horizontal deflections (obviously supposed to...- T.Burke
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- Forum: Structural engineering general discussion
