Dictionary definition: angle of shearing resistance

Dictionary definition: frictional resistance, angle of
A Dictionary of Earth Sciences;      241 words ...frictional resistance, angle of See ANGLE OF SHEARING RESISTANCE .

Dictionary definition: internal angle of friction
A Dictionary of Earth Sciences;      238 words ...internal angle of friction See ANGLE OF SHEARING RESISTANCE .

Article: Modifying the mechanism method of masonry arch bridge analysis.
Construction and Building Materials;  March 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... deflections, live load dispersal angle, material densities and the backfill's angle of shearing resistance on the predicted collapse load ... by specifying the backfill's angle of shearing resistance, its ultimate active deflection ...

Dictionary definition: anglẹ of dilation
A Dictionary of Geography;      291 words ... ... sedimentation , the change in the orientation of grains on a shearing surface . This angle is related to the angle of internal shearing resistance; that is, the angle measured in a shear box to give the friction angle of the Mohr–Coulomb ...

Article: Monte Carlo simulation for arch bridge assessment.
Construction and Building Materials;  July 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... A parametric study was carried out involving: live load dispersal angle; material bulk unit weights; backfill lateral pressure mobilisation; angle of shearing resistance; and Boussinesq's limiting live load influence value. These parameters ...

Article: Coefficient of earth pressure at rest for sands subjected to ...
Canadian Geotechnical Journal;  October 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... to different void ratios or friction angles through the Jaky equation. An increase ... a periodic decrease in interparticle shearing resistance and thus a periodic fluidization of ... correspondant a differents indices des vides ou angles de frottement selon l'equation de ...

Article: Scientists at Banaras Hindu University report research in ...
Ecology, Environment & Conservation;  May 22, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... combinations of horizontal and vertical seismic coefficients (k(h) and k(v)), and values of cohesion and angle of shearing resistance for estimating the total active force on the retaining wall for c-phi soil backfill for practical applications ...