Lateral Soil Pressure Calculator

Calculate active, passive, and at-rest lateral earth pressures using Rankine theory

Input Parameters

Results

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Ka (Active)
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Kp (Passive)
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Active Force
lb/ft
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Passive Force
lb/ft

Reference

Rankine: Ka = (1-sinφ)/(1+sinφ), Kp = (1+sinφ)/(1-sinφ) Pa = ½KaγH² + KaqH Pp = ½KpγH²