passive earth pressure

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passive earth pressure [′pas·iv ′ərth ‚presh·ər]

(civil engineering)

The maximum value of lateral earth pressure exerted by soil on a structure, occurring when the soil is compressed sufficiently to cause its internal shearing resistance along a potential failure surface to be completely mobilized.

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