Abstract: In this paper the writers first present experimental results obtained for the distribution of the active stresses due to a sand backfill behind a rigid wall rotating about the top. The experimental evidence shows that the ...

Abstract: This paper presents experimental data on the variation of lateral earth pressure against a nonyielding retaining wall due to soil filling and vibratory compaction. Air-dry Ottawa sand was placed in five lifts and each lift ...

Abstract: This paper reports on the magnitudes and distribution of static at‐rest stresses behind a rigid wall as a function of soil densification and on static active stresses mobilized behind a rigid wall rotating about its base. ...

Abstract: This paper presents experimental data of earth pressure acting against a vertical rigid wall, which moved away from or toward a mass of dry sand with an inclined surface. The instrumented retaining-wall facility at National ...

Abstract: This paper presents experimental data of earth pressure acting against a vertical rigid wall, which moved toward a mass of dry sand. The backfill had been placed in lifts to achieve relative densities of 38, 63, and 80%. ...

Abstract: This paper presents experimental data of earth pressure acting against a vertical rigid wall, which moved into a mass of dry sand with a stress‐free horizontal surface under various wall‐movement modes. To investigate the ...