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Earth pressure /
The subject of earth pressure is one of the oldest and most extensive chapters in soil mechanics and foundation engineering and is one of the pillars of structural engineering. First the development of earth pressure theory is comprehensively described. The descriptions range from the first approach...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[Place of publication not identified] :
Wilhelm Ernst & Sohn,
2019
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Table of Contents:
- The history of earth pressure theory
- Methods for the determination of earth pressure
- Active earth pressure under plane strain conditions
- At-rest earth pressure
- Passive earth pressure under plane strain conditions
- Spatial active earth pressure
- Spatial passive earth pressure
- Influence of groundwater on earth pressure
- Compaction effects on earth pressure
- L- and T-cantilever retaining walls
- Silo pressure
- Dynamic loading
- Particular cases
- Mobilisation of earth pressure
- Application rules
- Commentary on DIN 4085:2017-08
- Forty selected brief biographies.