Nov 8, 2005 #1 SEshore Geotechnical Joined Nov 1, 2005 Messages 16 Location US I am in search of a commonly accepted method of calculating active and passive earth pressures for battered cantilever retaining walls.
I am in search of a commonly accepted method of calculating active and passive earth pressures for battered cantilever retaining walls.
Nov 8, 2005 #2 casimmons Geotechnical Joined May 21, 2003 Messages 35 Coulomb's earth pressure theory does take into account wall batter. The equation for Ka is too long to include in this posting, but can be found in any Foundation Engineering textbook. Upvote 0 Downvote
Coulomb's earth pressure theory does take into account wall batter. The equation for Ka is too long to include in this posting, but can be found in any Foundation Engineering textbook.
Nov 8, 2005 #3 BigH Geotechnical Joined Dec 1, 2002 Messages 6,012 Location TJ Also, the Culmann graphical method will do it too. Upvote 0 Downvote