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Coulomb’s method for the analysis of soil pressures considers extreme conditions, in which the soil is on the verge of failure. This type of analysis can be given a firm theoretical basis by the theory of plasticity. This also enables to generalize the method, and to investigate the possible limitations and the validity of the method.
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Verruijt, A. (2018). Limit Analysis. In: An Introduction to Soil Mechanics. Theory and Applications of Transport in Porous Media, vol 30. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61185-3_38
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