at rest lateral earth pressure with sloped backfill (correction to closed thread)
at rest lateral earth pressure with sloped backfill (correction to closed thread)
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thread256-178686: at rest lateral earth pressure with sloped backfill
The thread number referenced above has been closed, but contains a typo in one of the formulas.
Here is the original post from Panars:
"2Panars (Geotechnical)21 Feb 07 10:49
In the US Army Corps Manual on Retaining and Flood Walls
EM 1110-2-2502
http://www.usace.army.mil/publications/eng-manuals...
you can find two methods to calculate the at-rest earth pressure for sloping backfill. The first is
Ko=(1-sin phi)(1-sin beta) where beta is the backfill slope angle."
The corrected formula from EM 1110-2-2502 is:
Ko=(1-sin phi)(1+sin beta)
The thread number referenced above has been closed, but contains a typo in one of the formulas.
Here is the original post from Panars:
"2Panars (Geotechnical)21 Feb 07 10:49
In the US Army Corps Manual on Retaining and Flood Walls
EM 1110-2-2502
http://www.usace.army.mil/publications/eng-manuals...
you can find two methods to calculate the at-rest earth pressure for sloping backfill. The first is
Ko=(1-sin phi)(1-sin beta) where beta is the backfill slope angle."
The corrected formula from EM 1110-2-2502 is:
Ko=(1-sin phi)(1+sin beta)
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