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LATERAL EARTH PRESSURE PASSIVE CONDITION

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE
A rigid retaining wall 5m high supports a backfill of cohesionless soil with Ø = 30 o. The water
table is below the base of the wall. The backfill is dry and has a unit weight of 18 kN/m 3. Determine
the Rankine’s passive earth pressure per meter length of wall.

SOLUTION

✓ Passive earth coefficient


1+𝑠𝑖𝑛∅ 1+𝑠𝑖𝑛30𝑜 1+0.5
𝐾𝑝 = 1−𝑠𝑖𝑛∅ = 1−𝑠𝑖𝑛300 = 1−0.5 = 3

✓ Passive earth pressure at the base


𝑘𝑁
𝑃𝑝 = 𝐾𝑝 𝛾𝐻 = (3)(18)(5) = 270 𝑚2

✓ Force per meter length


1 1 𝑘𝑁
𝑃𝑝 = 𝐾𝑝 𝛾𝐻 2 = (3)(18)(52 ) = 675
2 2 𝑚

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