ABSTRACT
In Fig. 11.19(a) AB is the retaining wall drawn to a suitable scale. The various steps in the construction of the pressure locus are:
1. Draw (j) -line AE at an angle (j) to the horizontal. 2. Layoff on AE distances, AV, AI, A2, A3, etc. to a suitable scale to represent the weights of
wedges ABV, ABl, AB2, AB3, etc. respectively.
