Question

Rankine's theory of active earth pressure assumes

Answer 1

Answer:

Rankine's Theory assumes that failure will occur when the maximum principal stress at any point reaches a value equal to the tensile stress in a simple tension specimen at failure. ... The Rankine theory assumes a frictionless soil-wall interface and a vertical wall

Answer 2

Answer:

Rankine's Theory assumes that failure will occur when the maximum principal stress at any point reaches a value equal to the tensile stress in a simple tension specimen at failure. The Rankine theory assumes a frictionless soil-wall interface and a vertical wall (no wall slope).