Lateral Earth Pressure - Coulomb Active Pressure

Notes: Earth pressure based on Coulomb theory. Enter

Values for effective friction angle, slope and friction
between wall and soil. An effective backslope uses 2*H
and the brock back distance to give an equivlent
backslope. Enter Values in Green

Soil Properties - Active Condition Value Unit Converted Value Unit

Height of wall 10.000 ft
Wall batter (omega) degree from vertical 10.000 deg 0.174532925199 rad
internal friction angle (phi) 28.000 deg 0.488692190558 rad
wall to soil friction angle (delta) 18.667 deg 0.325794793706 rad
unit weight of soil (gamma) 120.000 pcf
Back slope 10.000 deg 0.174532925199 rad
distance to brokenback slope 30.000 ft
Equivlent Backslope 10.000 deg 0.174532925199 rad
Ka 0.291
Ka horizontal 0.288
Ka vertical 0.043
Equivlent fluid pressure; 34.520 psf
Angle of failure plane from horizontal 48.465870728 deg
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Wall Batter friction angle wall/soil backslope
Height (deg) rad (deg) rad friction (deg) rad (deg) rad
8 10 0.174533 28 0.48869 18.67 0.32585 10 0.17453
8 10 0.174533 28 0.48869 18.67 0.32585 11 0.19199
8 10 0.174533 28 0.48869 18.67 0.32585 12 0.20944
8 10 0.174533 28 0.48869 18.67 0.32585 13 0.22689
8 10 0.174533 28 0.48869 18.67 0.32585 14 0.24435
8 10 0.174533 28 0.48869 18.67 0.32585 15 0.2618
8 10 0.174533 28 0.48869 18.67 0.32585 16 0.27925
8 10 0.174533 28 0.48869 18.67 0.32585 17 0.29671
8 10 0.174533 28 0.48869 18.67 0.32585 18 0.31416
8 10 0.174533 28 0.48869 18.67 0.32585 19 0.33161
8 10 0.174533 28 0.48869 18.67 0.32585 20 0.34907
8 10 0.174533 28 0.48869 18.67 0.32585 21 0.36652
8 10 0.174533 28 0.48869 18.67 0.32585 22 0.38397
8 10 0.174533 28 0.48869 18.67 0.32585 23 0.40143
8 10 0.174533 28 0.48869 18.67 0.32585 24 0.41888
8 10 0.174533 28 0.48869 18.67 0.32585 25 0.43633
8 10 0.174533 28 0.48869 18.67 0.32585 26 0.45379
8 10 0.174533 28 0.48869 18.67 0.32585 27 0.47124
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distance to backslope
broken back (ft) (deg) rad Ka Kah Kav
20 10 0.174533 0.290983 0.288 0.043864
20 11 0.191986 0.295669 0.292 0.04457
20 12 0.20944 0.300659 0.297 0.045322
20 13 0.226893 0.305995 0.302 0.046127 Equivalent B
20 14 0.244346 0.311722 0.308 0.04699 0.500
20 15 0.261799 0.317897 0.314 0.047921 0.450
20 16 0.279253 0.324589 0.321 0.04893 0.400
20 17 0.296706 0.331883 0.328 0.050029 0.350

Kah
20 18 0.314159 0.339888 0.336 0.051236 0.300
20 19 0.331613 0.34874 0.345 0.05257 0.250
20 20 0.349066 0.358621 0.355 0.05406 0.200
20 21 0.366519 0.369778 0.366 0.055741 0.150
20 22 0.383972 0.382554 0.378 0.057667 0.100
20 23 0.401426 0.397459 0.393 0.059914 0.050
20 24 0.418879 0.415289 0.411 0.062602 0.000
8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22
20 25 0.436332 0.43742 0.432 0.065938 Equivalent Backslope
20 26 0.453786 0.466597 0.461 0.070336
20 27 0.471239 0.510099 0.504 0.076894

Wall B
0.500
0.450
0.400
0.350
Kah

0.300
0.250
0.200
0.150
0.100
0.050
0.000
8 10 12 14 16
Equivalent Backslop
0.100
0.050
0.000
8 10 12 14 16
Equivalent Backslop

Internal Fr
0.500
0.450
0.400
0.350

Kah
0.300
0.250
0.200
0.150
0.100
0.050
0.000
25 30 35 40 45
Equivalent Backslo

Wall/So
0.500
0.450
0.400
0.350

Kah
0.300
0.250
0.200
0.150
0.100
0.050
0.000
15 20 25 30
Equivalent Backslo
 Equivalent Backslope Equivalent Backslope
0.5
0.45
0.4
0.35
Ka

0.3
Equivilent Backslope 0.25
0.2 Equi
0.15
0.1
0.05
10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 0
Equivalent Backslope 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28
Equivalent Backslope

Wall Batter

Wall Batter (deg)

10 12 14 16 18 20
Equivalent Backslope
 10 12 14 16 18 20
Equivalent Backslope

Internal Friction Angle

00
50
00
50
00
50
00 Internal Friction Angle
50
00
50
00
25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60
Equivalent Backslope

Wall/Soil Friction
00
50
00
50
00
50
00 wall/soil friction (deg)
50
00
50
00
15 20 25 30 35 40
Equivalent Backslope
nt Backslope

Equivilent Backslope

22 24 26 28
lope