Location
Arlington, Virginia
Date
15 Aug 2008, 11:00am - 12:30pm
Abstract
Actual behaviour of the soil/granular mass under lateral/earth pressure is highly complex and has not been sufficiently described and known to data. In this paper the term "Lateral pressure" is used instead of the customary "earth pressure" to differentiate a new theoretical approach to the problem and because the term "lateral pressure" appears more adequate and less general in this particular problem. A significant characteristic of lateral pressure consists in its continuous variability in time. For this reason a number of objections may be raised against the contemporary earth pressure theory. The paper sums up the present state of knowledge and a new theory acquired by research. It shows the real non-cohesive mass behaviour under passive pressure.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
6th Conference of the International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering
Publisher
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 2008 Missouri University of Science and Technology, All rights reserved.
Creative Commons Licensing
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Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
File Type
text
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Koudelka, Petr, "Granular Mass Behaviour under Passive Pressure" (2008). International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering. 14.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icchge/6icchge/session05/14
Granular Mass Behaviour under Passive Pressure
Arlington, Virginia
Actual behaviour of the soil/granular mass under lateral/earth pressure is highly complex and has not been sufficiently described and known to data. In this paper the term "Lateral pressure" is used instead of the customary "earth pressure" to differentiate a new theoretical approach to the problem and because the term "lateral pressure" appears more adequate and less general in this particular problem. A significant characteristic of lateral pressure consists in its continuous variability in time. For this reason a number of objections may be raised against the contemporary earth pressure theory. The paper sums up the present state of knowledge and a new theory acquired by research. It shows the real non-cohesive mass behaviour under passive pressure.
