Module 3 :
Method of Analyses
Lecture 14 : Methods of Characteristics [ Section 14.2 :
Rankine earth pressure
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Considering the forces in the u and v directions,
---------( 9 )
---------(10 )
dividing eqn 9 by 10 and simplifying ,
thus,
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