Calculating Lateral Force on Retaining Wall: 1 Earth Pressure at Rest and Effect of Ground Water

Retaining structures such as retaining walls or sheet pile walls are commonly used in civil engineering as they support soil mass. It is important to know how lateral forces act on such structures. 0:00 Into the retaining wall problem, including the coefficient of earth pressure at rest 2:00 Problem and solution. The Rankine theory of active and passive lateral pressures enables an accurate estimation of the pressure acting on a wall when it rotates or tilts. This video explains the fundamental procedure of calculating the lateral pressure on a wall that doesn't move. It defines the coefficient of earth pressure at rest and the forces originating from the soil mass and ground water. #education #engineering
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