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The Thrust of an Elastic Soil of Variable Density Against a Rigid Wall

In: Masonry Structures: Between Mechanics and Architecture

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  • Piero Villaggio

    (University of Pisa, Scuola Normale Superiore)

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The theory of the equilibrium of a wall retaining earth masses was formulated by Coulomb in 1773. This is still applied by engineers in order to design walls. However, while Coulomb’s theory assumes that the material is earthy, like sand of soft clay, in actual fact the soil often behaves elastically, and thus the stress state inside the mass and the associated pressures on the retaining walls are different. Here we study a boundary value problem of linear elasticity in order to determine the stresses exerted by a heavy elastic mass on a rigid vertical plane, or approximately, on a rigid half-plane.

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  • Piero Villaggio, 2015. "The Thrust of an Elastic Soil of Variable Density Against a Rigid Wall," Springer Books, in: Danila Aita & Orietta Pedemonte & Kim Williams (ed.), Masonry Structures: Between Mechanics and Architecture, edition 1, pages 313-322, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-319-13003-3_12
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-13003-3_12
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