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Cohesive Undrained Stiff — Earth Pressure Coefficients
100 kPa, 2,089 psf, 18.5 kN/m³
cohesive undrained stiff earth pressure coefficients reference data. This dataset covers 1 row spanning phi deg from 0 to 0. Key parameters: K0 1 dimensionless; cohesion 100 kPa; Ka 1 dimensionless.
- K0 (dimensionless)
- 1
- Ka (dimensionless)
- 1
- Kp (dimensionless)
- 1
- Cohesion kPa (kPa)
- 100
- Cohesion Psf (psf)
- 2,089
- Delta Wall Friction Deg (deg)
- 0
- Description
- Stiff clay, Undrained (PHI=0, Su=100 kPa)
- Gamma kN M3 (kN/m3)
- 18.5
- Gamma Pcf (pcf)
- 118
- Pressure Convention
- Total Stress
- Undrained Warning
- PHI=0 Row Uses Total-Stress convention; Ka=K0=Kp=1 Are degenerate. for Undrained Lateral Pressure Use Pa = gamma*H - 2*Su (Rankine), Not Pa = Ka*gamma*H.