File:Retaining Wall Type Function.jpg

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A simplified explanation of how various types of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/retaining_wall" class="extiw" title="en:retaining wall">retaining walls</a> work. Of course this is only an approximation, and actual calculation of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/lateral_earth_pressure" class="extiw" title="en:lateral earth pressure">lateral earth pressure</a> involves a number of additional complexities. Constructive criticism on how to improve this diagram is welcomed.

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current01:25, 5 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 01:25, 5 January 20172,640 × 1,000 (441 KB)127.0.0.1 (talk)A simplified explanation of how various types of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/retaining_wall" class="extiw" title="en:retaining wall">retaining walls</a> work. Of course this is only an approximation, and actual calculation of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/lateral_earth_pressure" class="extiw" title="en:lateral earth pressure">lateral earth pressure</a> involves a number of additional complexities. Constructive criticism on how to improve this diagram is welcomed.
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