SOIL PUSH DIAGRAM

1 2 3 4 5

compact Strongly Soft Clays Sands Sands and Clays

clays preconsolidated
compact clays
and silts
0.15 H ɣw

0.25 H 0.25 H

Sand
h K'A ɣ h

ɣh-2c
H 0.5 H H H H H
0.75 H

Clay
H/2
0.25 H

K'A ɣ H 0.10 H ɣw K'A ɣ H 0.65 KA ɣ H ɣH-2C

K'A =0.2-0.4 ɣw =1 tm3 4c
K'A= 1 - m ɣH KA=tg2(45-ø2) K'A=1.3 KA
In all cases
m=0.7
ɣh-2c>0