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ix) Load due to static earth pressure

Load due to active earth pressure is found by Coulomb's theory.


PA=0.5xγsoilxH2xKA
where,
γsoil =
H =

KA =
( 〖𝑐𝑜𝑠〗 ^2 " " (ф−α))/( 〖𝑐𝑜𝑠〗
^2 " " α∗cos⁡(δ+α))x1/ 〖 [1+
where, {(sin⁡(ф+δ)∗sin⁡(ф−𝑖))/(cos⁡(α−𝑖)∗c
angle of internal friction (ф) =
i os⁡(𝛼+𝛿) )}^(1/2)] 〗 ^2 =
δ=(2/3)xф =
α =
KA =
PA =
Horizontal component of load per unit length, PEPH(S)= PAcosδ =
Vertical component of load per unit length, PEPV(S)= PAsinδ =

x) Load due to dynamic earth pressure


Load due to active earth pressure is found by Mononobe Okabe theory.
PA=0.5xγsoilxH2xKAdyn
where,
γsoil =
H =

KAdyn= (1±α )x(


𝑣 〖𝑐𝑜𝑠〗 ^2 " " (ф−α−ψ))/( 〖𝑐𝑜𝑠 ψ∗𝑐𝑜𝑠 〗 ^2 "
"
where, α∗cos⁡(δ+α+ψ))x1/ 〖 [1+{(sin⁡(ф+δ)∗sin⁡(ф−𝑖−ψ))/(c
angle of internal friction (ф) =
i os⁡(α−𝑖)∗cos⁡(𝛼+𝛿+ψ) )}^(1/2)] 〗 ^2 =
δ=(2/3)xф =
α =
αh=(Z/2)x(I/R)x(Sa/g) =
αv=(2/3)αh =
ψ=〗 ^(−1) (α_ℎ/(1±α_𝑣 ))
〖𝑡𝑎𝑛 =

KAdyn =
PA =
Horizontal component of load per unit length, PEPH(D)= PAcosδ =
Vertical component of load per unit length, PEPV(D)= PAsinδ =
xi) Surcharge Load
Height of earth fill taken as surcharge load,h =
Psur= KAxγsoilxhxH =
Horizontal component of load per unit length, PsurH=Psurcos(δ) =
Vertical component of load per unit length, Psur =Psursin(δ)
V
=
18 kN/m3
5.00 m

30 °

20.00 °

0.297
66.90 kN/m
62.86 kN/m
22.88 kN/m

18 kN/m3
5.00 m

∗𝑐𝑜𝑠 〗 ^2 "

ф−𝑖−ψ))/(c
30 °

20.00 °

0
0
0.00 °

0.30
66.90 kN/m
62.86 kN/m
22.88 kN/m

1.2 m
32.11 kN/m
30.17 kN/m
10.98 kN/m

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