ABSTRACT 



The Rankine assumptions were used as a basis for developing 

 equations for calculating active and passive earth pressures within 

 a slope extending to infinity. The analysis considers: cohesive 

 and noncohesive soils, the angle of internal friction of the soil, 

 seepage forces caused by a ground water table that is parallel to 

 the ground surface, and the plane on which the stresses are to be 

 found may be at any inclination. 



