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

At 1& 2 stress conditions are known say(x 1,y 1)(x 2,y 2) are location points and stress conditions are

P(x,y)=?

P( , )=?

Considering ‘1 to P’ point.

Considering ‘2 to P’ point.

Find x and y from above two equations and substitute in the below two equations and solve for & Value.

   
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