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Line Surcharge - Active Earth

Using the Help Pressure
User Interface
Vertical infinitely long line load f acting on the
Common Input ground surface parallel with structure leads to
Standards and Analysis Methods a triangular increment of active earth
pressure applied to the structure over a given
Individual Programs
segment hf - see figure:
Outputs

Theory

Earth Pressures

Surcharge

Surface Surcharge - Active

Earth Pressure

Strip Surcharge - Active

Earth Pressure

Trapezoidal Surcharge -
Active Earth Pressure
Concentrated Surcharge -
Active Earth Pressure Diagram of increment of active earth pressure

Line Surcharge - Active Earth

due to vertical line load acting on ground
Pressure surface

Increment of earth pressure Action of the line surcharge is determined

due to horizontal surcharge
such that two lines are drawn from the point
Surcharge in Non- of application following angles φ and ϑa
Homogeneous Soil
(corresponding to the critical slip surface),
Surface Surcharge - Earth which is provided by:
Pressure at Rest

Strip Surcharge - Earth

Pressure at Rest

Trapezoidal Surcharge - angle of internal friction of

where: φ -
Earth Pressure at Rest soil
Concentrated Surcharge -
Earth Pressure at Rest angle derived from the
ε -
Surface Surcharge - Passive
following formulas
Earth Pressure

where: β - slope inclination

angle of internal friction of

φ -
soil

angle of friction between

δ -
structure and soil

back face inclination of the

α -
structure

c - cohesion of soil

γ - unit weight of soil

h - assumed depth
For non-homogeneous soil and inclination of
ground surface β smaller than the angle of
internal friction of the soil φ the value of the
angle ε is given by:

where: β - slope inclination

angle of internal friction of

φ -
soil

angle of friction between

δ -
structure and soil

back face inclination of the

α -
structure

The resultant of the increment of active earth

pressure due to line load f is provided by:

angle of the critical slip

where: ϑa -
plane

angle of internal friction of

φ -
soil

angle of friction between

δ -
structure and soil

f - magnitude of line surcharge

For non-homogeneous soils the program

proceeds as follows.