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Jun 1911
Experiments on Retaining Walls and Pressures on Tunnels
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Volume 72, Issue 2
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The most extended experiments relating to retaining walls are those pertaining to retaining walls proper and the more elaborate ones on small rotating retaining boards. The results referring to the former agree fairly well with a rational theory, especially when the walls are several feet in height; but with the latter, many discrepancies occur, for which, hitherto, no explanation has been offered. It will be the main object of this paper to show that the results of these experiments on small retaining boards can be harmonized with theory by including the influence of cohesion, which is neglected in deducing practical formulas.
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Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers
Volume 72 • Issue 2 • June 1911
Pages: 403 - 448
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© 1911 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Feb 10, 2021
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William Cain, M.ASCE
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