 | William Henry Wheeler - 1902 - 388 páginas
...which, according to the wedge theory, corresponds to an angle of 30 degrees, or a slope of about 1J to 1. Dry cohesive earth will stand at an angle of...a wall having a vertical back, where P = pressure, VV = weight of earth, taken at 112 Ibs. the cubic foot, H = height of wall exposed above the surface... | |
 | William Henry Wheeler - 1902 - 428 páginas
...which, according to the wedge theory, corresponds to an angle of 30 degrees, or a slope of about 1.J to 1. Dry cohesive earth will stand at an angle of...about 18 degrees, or a slope of 3 to 1. The simplest formulas for ascertaining the horizontal pressure against a wall having a vertical back, where P =... | |
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... to 1. Dry cohesive earth will stand at an angle of 45 degrees, or 1 to 1 ; some kind of wet clay is not to be depended on at an angle of about 18 degrees, or a slope of 3 to 1. The simplest formulae for ascertaining the horizontal pressure against... 