Civil Engineering - Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Section 1 (Q.No. 2)
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The active earth pressure of a soil is proportional to (where φ is the angle of friction of the soil)
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Prasanta naskar said:
1 decade ago
Active earth pressure is directly proportional to cot2 (45° + φ/2) or tan2 (45° - φ/2).
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