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Lateral Earth Pressure of Rigid Wall Based on AASHTO 17th & 2018 IBC
INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY
SOIL SPECIFIC WEIGHT gb = 120 pcf
SOIL INTERNAL FRICTION ANGLE f = 30 deg
SLOPE OF BACKFILL b = 15 deg
EXTERNAL FRICTION ANGLE d = 12 deg
RACK ANGLE OF WALL FACE q = 90 deg

The Active Earth Pressure: Pa = 45 psf / ft

Pa, h = 44 pcf (horizontal equivalent fluid pressure)
The At-rest Earth Pressure: P0 = 60 psf / ft
The Passive Earth Pressure: Pp = 360 psf / ft

ANALYSIS 0.5
DETERMINE ACTIVE EARTH PRESSURE
Pa = gb Ka = 45 psf / ft
Pa, h = Pa sin( q - d) = 44 pcf (horizontal equivalent fluid pressure)

where sin 2      0.37594

Ka  2

 sin     sin      
sin 2 sin      1 
 sin     sin      
 
(Coulomb, AASHTO Figure 5.5.2A)

The total active resultant, (0.5 H Pa), acts H/3 above the base.

DETERMINE AT-REST EARTH PRESSURE

P0 = gb K0 = 60 psf / ft
where K0 = 1 - sin f = 0.500 , (AASHTO 5.5.2-2)

The total horizontal resultant at rest, (0.5 H P0), acts H/3 above the base.

DETERMINE PASSIVE EARTH PRESSURE

Pp = gb Kp = 360 psf / ft

1  sin 
where K p   3.000 , (Rankine, AASHTO Figure 5.5.2D)
1  sin 

d= 0 deg
q= 90 deg

The total horizontal resultant at rest, (0.5 H Pp), acts H/3 above the base.