An analytical solution is proposed for determining the active earth pressure in the presence of distributed load strips or linear (concentrated) loadss on a free horizontal surface taking account of their effect on the position of the failure plane.
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Translated from Osnovaniya, Fundamenty i Mekhanika Gruntov, No. 4, pp. 6-11, July-August, 2015.
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Gutkin, Y.M. On the Effect of Distributed Load Strips and Linear Concentrated Load on Active Earth Pressure. Soil Mech Found Eng 52, 181–188 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11204-015-9326-8
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