ABSTRACT
This chapter considers the soil data required for earth pressure and soil deformation analyses, and methods of obtaining them.
2.1 SOIL MODELS USED FOR EARTH PRESSURE AND RETAINING STRUCTURE ANALYSIS
In order to carry out geotechnical analysis of a retaining structure, the engineer needs to adopt one or more models of soil behaviour, and then determine the parameters for the model selected, and for the ground at the site of the proposed structure(s). This section describes commonly used soil models. In the following section, methods of determining the parameters for those models are discussed.
