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Use of Vertical Component (Not in Restrained Retaining Wall module)

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Use of vertical component of active lateral soil pressure

 

This category offers options for considering the vertical component of active lateral soil pressure:

 

Use for Soil Pressure & Footing Design

Use for Sliding Resistance

Use for Overturning Resistance

Use for Global Stability Check

 

When used, the vertical component of the lateral pressure is applied as:

 

When EFP is used, the program will backsolve the Rankine equation to find the equivalent internal friction angle, phi.  And the vertical component will be applied at the end of the heel.

 

When the Coulomb method is used, the phi angle is specified by the user. And the vertical component will be applied at the back of the wall.

 

When the Rankine method is used, the phi angle is specified by the user. And the vertical component will be applied at the end of the heel.

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