11/18/2020 Angle of Repose Values for Various Soil Types

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Critical Angle of Repose

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The angle of repose or the critical angle of repose, of a granular material is the steepest angle
relative to the horizontal plane which a material can be piled without slumping or the surface
material sliding.

The internal angle between the surface of the pile and the horizontal surface (typically the surface
which the material is piled on is known as the angle of repose and is related to the density, surface
area, liquid content, shapes of the particles, and the coefficient of friction of the material under
consideration.

The above values have been provided in the unit of angular degrees. As with all calculations care
must be taken to keep consistent units throughout. A guide to Soil Types has been provided by
StructX and additional information has been provided below.

Additional Resources

1. Al-Hashemi, H.M., and Al-Amoudi, O.S.B. (2018, May). A review on the angle of repose of
granular materials. Powder Technology. Volume 330, pp 397-417. Retrieved from
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032591018301153
2. H.M. Beakawi Al-Hashemi, O.S Al-Amoudi. A Review on the Angle of Repose of Granular
Matherials. Netherlands. 2018. Published in Powder Technology.

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3. J.A. Chem. The Constitution and Fundamental Properties of Solids and Liquids, Part I,
Solids. 1916. Print.
4. ResearchGate. (2018, May). Typical values of angle of repose. [uploaded by Hamzah M.
Beakawi Al-Hashemi]. Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Typical-values-
of-angle-of-repose-30_tbl1_323441895
5. United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation. (1963, October 11).
Hydraulic model studies of the river outlet works at Oroville dam. Retrieved from
https://www.usbr.gov/tsc/techreferences/hydraulics_lab/pubs/HYD/HYD-299.pdf

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