Civil Engineering - Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Section 4 (Q.No. 8)
8.
If the coefficient of the active pressure Ka is 1/3, the coefficient of passive pressure Kp, is
1/3
2/3
1
3/2
3
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Mukesh joshi said:   4 years ago
Ko is the coefficient of earth pressure at rest.

Zafar baloch said:   5 years ago
Ko is Hydrostatic pressure.
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Melvin said:   5 years ago
Ko means earth pressure at rest @Masum.

Masum said:   5 years ago
Ko mean? Explain please.
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ODISHA said:   6 years ago
Ka * Kp = 1.

Kp > Ko > Ka.
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Siddharth said:   8 years ago
Here, Ka*Kp=1.

Jeet das said:   1 decade ago
Ka = 1/3.

Then coefficient of passive(kp) = 1/ka.
= 1/1/3.
= 3.

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