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This document presents a summary of the Rankine and Coulomb theories on lateral soil pressures. The Rankine theory predicts active and passive pressures based on the angle of internal friction and the slope inclination. The Coulomb theory determines limiting lateral pressures using the soil-structure friction angle and the inclination of the structure face. The document also includes formulas to calculate the lateral pressure coefficients according to both theories.
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