Stresses in Wedges of Cohesionless Materials Formed by Free Discharge at the Apex
- 1 May 1969
- journal article
- Published by ASME International in Journal of Engineering for Industry
- Vol. 91 (2) , 345-352
- https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3591571
Abstract
Cohesionless wedges formed by free discharge at the apex exist completely in the active critical state. With active failure movement, sections only of the wedge may be in the active state. Base settlement induces intermediate stress states between the active and passive.Keywords
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