Table 2.

Active earth pressure coefficients K¯a

Soil friction angle, ϕ: degreesBackfill inclination, β: degreesWall inclination, α: degrees
−20−1001020
25−100·44290·36930·31100·26220·2184
00·51750·42120·34800·28930·2383
100·62390·49820·40400·33090·2696
200·84240·65310·52260·42160·3399
30−100·38880·31320·25380·20430·1603
00·45050·35420·28130·22310·1730
100·53340·41120·32030·25020·1916
200·67220·50770·38920·29890·2261
301·39961·02170·75000·57730·4398
35−100·34110·26480·20570·15740·1151
00·39180·29700·22600·17010·1229
100·45690·33940·25310·18750·1338
200·55500·40420·29620·21570·1518
300·78760·54460·39380·28180·1957
40−100·29870·22290·16520·11910·0801
00·34010·24790·17980·12760·0846
100·39130·27920·19850·13850·0907
200·46330·32410·22610·15500·1000
300·60510·40420·27760·18650·1184
401·38920·90940·58680·39740·2554

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