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Elements of Soil Mechanics, 8th Edition Values of K, K K and K
Elements of Soil Mechanics, 8th Edition Values of K, K K and K
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Wall & Soil Properties 0
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slope angle of retained fill, b = 0 º 2
angle of back of wall to horzntl, y = 90 º 3
angle of wall friction, d 0 º 4
= 5
adhesion, cw = 0 kPa 6
operating value of cohesion, c = 10 kPa 7
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Ka Kac
1.00 2.00
0.97 1.97
0.93 1.93
0.90 1.90
0.87 1.87
0.84 1.83
0.81 1.80
0.78 1.77
0.76 1.74
0.73 1.71
0.70 1.68
0.68 1.65
0.66 1.62
0.63 1.59
0.61 1.56
0.59 1.53
0.57 1.51
0.55 1.48
0.53 1.45
0.51 1.43
0.49 1.40
0.47 1.37
0.45 1.35
0.44 1.32
0.42 1.30
0.41 1.27
0.39 1.25
0.38 1.23
0.36 1.20
0.35 1.18
0.33 1.15
0.32 1.13
0.31 1.11
0.29 1.09
0.28 1.06
0.27 1.04
Horizontal components of Kp and Kpc
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Wall & Soil Properties 0
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slope angle of retained fill, b = 0 º 2
angle of back of wall to horzntl, y = 90 º 3
angle of wall friction, d = 0 º 4
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adhesion, cw = 0 kPa 6
operating value of cohesion, c = 10 kPa 7
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Kp Kpc
1.00 2.00
1.04 2.04
1.07 2.07
1.11 2.11
1.15 2.14
1.19 2.18
1.23 2.22
1.28 2.26
1.32 2.30
1.37 2.34
1.42 2.38
1.47 2.43
1.52 2.47
1.58 2.51
1.64 2.56
1.70 2.61
1.76 2.65
1.83 2.70
1.89 2.75
1.97 2.80
2.04 2.86
2.12 2.91
2.20 2.97
2.28 3.02
2.37 3.08
2.46 3.14
2.56 3.20
2.66 3.26
2.77 3.33
2.88 3.40
3.00 3.46
3.12 3.53
3.25 3.61
3.39 3.68
3.54 3.76
3.69 3.84
3.85 3.93
4.02 4.01
4.20 4.10
4.40 4.19
4.60 4.29
This spreadsheet has been downloaded from the website that supports
Smith's Elements of Soil Mechanics, 8th Edition
ISBN: 1-4051-3370-8
Please note:
This spreadsheet is an aid for learning and should really only be
used in conjunction with the relevant section in the book.
http://sbe.napier.ac.uk/esm