Experimental and Numerical Study of At-Rest Lateral Earth Pressure of Overconsolidated Sand

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="524568.fig.0012a" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ace/volume-2011/524568/figures/524568.fig.0012a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>Earth pressure resultant</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="524568.fig.0012b" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ace/volume-2011/524568/figures/524568.fig.0012b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>Resultant elevation</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<table>Experimental, numerical, and theoretical predicted lateral earth pressure resultant and point of application versus backfill height.</table>

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Figure 12: Experimental and Numerical Study of At-Rest Lateral Earth Pressure of Overconsolidated Sand 