Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Introduction

2 The history of earth pressure theory

3 Methods for the determination of earth pressure

4 Active earth pressure under plane strain conditions

5 At-rest earth pressure

6 Passive earth pressure under plane strain conditions

7 Spatial active earth pressure

8 Spatial passive earth pressure

9 Influence of groundwater on earth pressure

10 Compaction effects on earth pressure

11 L- and T-cantilever retaining walls

12 Silo pressure

13 Dynamic loading

14 Particular cases

15 Mobilisation of earth pressure

16 Application rules

17 Commentary on DIN 4085:2017-08

18 Forty selected brief biographies

Appendix A -Terms, symbols, indices

Appendix B - Earth pressure tables