Active earth pressure coefficients
| Soil friction angle, ϕ: degrees | Backfill inclination, β: degrees | Wall inclination, α: degrees | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| −20 | −10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ||
| 25 | −10 | 0·4429 | 0·3693 | 0·3110 | 0·2622 | 0·2184 |
| 0 | 0·5175 | 0·4212 | 0·3480 | 0·2893 | 0·2383 | |
| 10 | 0·6239 | 0·4982 | 0·4040 | 0·3309 | 0·2696 | |
| 20 | 0·8424 | 0·6531 | 0·5226 | 0·4216 | 0·3399 | |
| 30 | −10 | 0·3888 | 0·3132 | 0·2538 | 0·2043 | 0·1603 |
| 0 | 0·4505 | 0·3542 | 0·2813 | 0·2231 | 0·1730 | |
| 10 | 0·5334 | 0·4112 | 0·3203 | 0·2502 | 0·1916 | |
| 20 | 0·6722 | 0·5077 | 0·3892 | 0·2989 | 0·2261 | |
| 30 | 1·3996 | 1·0217 | 0·7500 | 0·5773 | 0·4398 | |
| 35 | −10 | 0·3411 | 0·2648 | 0·2057 | 0·1574 | 0·1151 |
| 0 | 0·3918 | 0·2970 | 0·2260 | 0·1701 | 0·1229 | |
| 10 | 0·4569 | 0·3394 | 0·2531 | 0·1875 | 0·1338 | |
| 20 | 0·5550 | 0·4042 | 0·2962 | 0·2157 | 0·1518 | |
| 30 | 0·7876 | 0·5446 | 0·3938 | 0·2818 | 0·1957 | |
| 40 | −10 | 0·2987 | 0·2229 | 0·1652 | 0·1191 | 0·0801 |
| 0 | 0·3401 | 0·2479 | 0·1798 | 0·1276 | 0·0846 | |
| 10 | 0·3913 | 0·2792 | 0·1985 | 0·1385 | 0·0907 | |
| 20 | 0·4633 | 0·3241 | 0·2261 | 0·1550 | 0·1000 | |
| 30 | 0·6051 | 0·4042 | 0·2776 | 0·1865 | 0·1184 | |
| 40 | 1·3892 | 0·9094 | 0·5868 | 0·3974 | 0·2554 | |
| Soil friction angle, | Backfill inclination, | Wall inclination, | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| −20 | −10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ||
| 25 | −10 | 0·4429 | 0·3693 | 0·3110 | 0·2622 | 0·2184 |
| 0 | 0·5175 | 0·4212 | 0·3480 | 0·2893 | 0·2383 | |
| 10 | 0·6239 | 0·4982 | 0·4040 | 0·3309 | 0·2696 | |
| 20 | 0·8424 | 0·6531 | 0·5226 | 0·4216 | 0·3399 | |
| 30 | −10 | 0·3888 | 0·3132 | 0·2538 | 0·2043 | 0·1603 |
| 0 | 0·4505 | 0·3542 | 0·2813 | 0·2231 | 0·1730 | |
| 10 | 0·5334 | 0·4112 | 0·3203 | 0·2502 | 0·1916 | |
| 20 | 0·6722 | 0·5077 | 0·3892 | 0·2989 | 0·2261 | |
| 30 | 1·3996 | 1·0217 | 0·7500 | 0·5773 | 0·4398 | |
| 35 | −10 | 0·3411 | 0·2648 | 0·2057 | 0·1574 | 0·1151 |
| 0 | 0·3918 | 0·2970 | 0·2260 | 0·1701 | 0·1229 | |
| 10 | 0·4569 | 0·3394 | 0·2531 | 0·1875 | 0·1338 | |
| 20 | 0·5550 | 0·4042 | 0·2962 | 0·2157 | 0·1518 | |
| 30 | 0·7876 | 0·5446 | 0·3938 | 0·2818 | 0·1957 | |
| 40 | −10 | 0·2987 | 0·2229 | 0·1652 | 0·1191 | 0·0801 |
| 0 | 0·3401 | 0·2479 | 0·1798 | 0·1276 | 0·0846 | |
| 10 | 0·3913 | 0·2792 | 0·1985 | 0·1385 | 0·0907 | |
| 20 | 0·4633 | 0·3241 | 0·2261 | 0·1550 | 0·1000 | |
| 30 | 0·6051 | 0·4042 | 0·2776 | 0·1865 | 0·1184 | |
| 40 | 1·3892 | 0·9094 | 0·5868 | 0·3974 | 0·2554 | |