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4. Calculating the thrust exerted by saturated soil, the seat of a water flow
Let's consider a vertical retaining wall supporting a thin, horizontal soil mass. Let's suppose that, at the end of construction, or shortly afterwards, the soil mass becomes saturated. There are two possible causes of saturation:
or surface feeding following continuous rainfall;
or from a groundwater supply in the natural soil.
During this post-construction period, the buoyancy force must be calculated under undrained or short-term conditions (see article
If...
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Calculating the thrust exerted by saturated soil, the seat of a water flow
Bibliography
Standards and norms
- AFNOR Eurocode 7 : Calcul géotechnique. - NF EN 1997-1 AFNOR - 2005
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