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Forensic Engineering Fundamentals
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Forensic Engineering Fundamentals

by Harold Franck, Darren Franck
December 2012
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
487 pages
17h
English
CRC Press
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159Appliances and Equipment Failures
e pressures acting on the wall of the pool are directly proportional to the height and
weight of material denoted in Figure 6.25. e pressure (p) is given by the following linear
relationship:
ph
(6.10)
Figure 6.26 displays the pressures acting on the wall.
e following equations describe the lateral pressures according to Equation 6.10:
pkhh
pkh
pp kh h
ph
ssgwt
ss ss wt
ssssgsss wt
wwwp
=
=
+= +
=
γ
γ
γγγ
γ
()
()
(6.11)
where k is the coecient of earth pressure (accounts for soil friction angle).
Ground
Water
table
Pool
h
g
h
wt
h
wp
γ
ss
γ
s
γ
w
Figure 6.25 Conguration of in-ground pool. Where h
g
is the height of ground earlier d
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