Lateral Earth Pressure

ITB Lecture
2014
Reference:
1. Das, Braja M., Principles of Geotechnical Engineering, Brooks/Cole, USA, 2002.
CHAPTER 12
2. The Canadian Foundation Engineering Manual, 2006
 h = K v

v v v

h = Ko v h = Ka v h = Kp v

Note: All stresses in effective stress , NOT in total stress

 Effective Stress:
= t u
utot = uhydro static + uexcess

h = K x v h = K x v + utot

K < or > 1:
h = K x v
h = K x v + K x utot
 Lp >> La
 At Rest, Ko
Jaky, 1944 (good for loose sand)
Ko = 1 sin
Sherif, Fang, 1984 (dense sand)
Ko = 1 sin + 5.5 [ (d/d min) - 1]
Massarsch, 1979 (NC clays)
Ko = 0.44 + 0.42 [PI(%)/100]
OC Clays: Ko, OC = Ko NC OCR
 The Pole Method

(q,q) a

POLE
a
b
a b = a
a
b
b
(p,p)

Watch for the sign

convention
Switch to 35 mm screen
 Rankine Ka The Pole Method

v

A
h

A ff

h h h v
POLE ff

A
 Rankine Kp The Pole Method

v
A

h
A

h v h h

ff

A POLE
ff
 Rankine Ka
45o + /2

c/tan (v + h)/2 v

ff
c
(90o+)/2
h v
(90o-)
ff POLE (v - h)/2
sin =
c/tan + (v + h)/2

h = v Ka 2c Ka
Ka = tan2 (45o - /2)
 Rankine Kp
45o - /2

c/tan (v + h)/2 v

ff
c (90o-)

v h
ff POLE (h - v)/2
sin =
c/tan + (v + h)/2

h = v Kp + 2c Kp
Kp = tan2 (45o + /2)
 Practice on Partially Submerged Wall
Practice on board!!
See example 12.1 in text book.
 X

X
Practice in Class with p.384
q [F/L2]

- +
Rankine Active with Sloping Backfill

v = h

Do the passive exercise!!

v = h
Coulombs Active Pressure
Culmanns solution of Coulomb
Coulombs Passive Pressure
Coulombs Passive + EQ

Ppe = 0.5 H2 ( 1 kv) Kp

Log Spiral Failure Plane
Caquot & Kerisel

Active and Pasive Coefficients

Morrison & Ebeling 1995
Braced Cuts
From Canadian Foundation Engineering Manual, 4th Ed, 2006
Peck et al.
 Teng

Wayne Teng
Catatan FXT:

Hanya betul
kalau
Ka = 1;

dan
conservative
kalau negative
pp
Catatan FXT:
Cideng:

( H + q) / cb =

(90 + 40)/ (0.25 x 6

x 5) = 17!!

SF Base heave:
5 x 7.5 ~ 15
/(90+40)
= 0.3 to 0.6
British Practice (Tomlinson, Foundation Design and
Construction, 7th Ed, page 421)
Tanjung Priok Basin 1
T. Priok Basin 1
+ Built 1877-1883
+ Quay L= 1100 m, D = 7.5 m
+ 1910 Dredged to 8.5 m
spoil dumped on East side,
helping reduce the malaria
inhabited swamps. In 1908,
out of 139 servicemen, 14 died
of malaria.
Dubai Infinity Tower 2007

..and one day the workers heard a loud crack and felt the
movement, and saw sand coming in, and then water
2 minutes later ..
. 4 minutes later
at the end