Module 3 : Method of Analyses
Lecture 14 : Methods of Characteristics [ Section 14.2 : Rankine earth pressure ]
   
 

Multiplying eq. 19 by and equation 20 by and adding them,
Where, ,

Let, and ,
So above two equations can be written as,

  ----------(21)
  ----------(22)
 

where,

Solve for and ,

   
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