Static Earth Pressures

This chapter covers the methods used to calculate static earth pressures on walls. It presents the classical theories, including Rankine and Coulomb, and the ways they are extended to handle sloping ground, wall friction, layered soils, and cohesive soils.

It explains when each method applies, what assumptions it makes, and how to use the equations and the charts and tables found in the back of the book.

Designers use this chapter for most day-to-day wall calculations. It is written so that you can follow the logic and not only the formulas.