Analysis of the Calculation Method of Active Earth Pressure of Unsaturated Expansive Soil

摘要

The properties of unsaturated expansive soil were analyzed, and the shortcomings of present methods which are explored to calculate the active earth pressure of unsaturated expansive soil on the retaining structure were discussed. Based on Coulomb's earth pressure theory, a calculation formula of active earth pressure of unsaturated expansive soil was proposed taking into account of the swelling pressure parameters according to the condition of static equilibrium of sliding soil. The formula has simple composition and derivation process, is convenient for application, and the example shows that this method is reasonable.