December 22, 2012

Marstons formula
In the design of embedded pipe, if the overburden from top of pipe to ground surface is more than
2m, Marstons formula is used to estimate the vertical load due to backfill material.
Marstons formula is expressed below. kN/m3
kN/m2

adimensional

WV = Cc w Dc
Cc =
Cc =

1e

(1)

2K(H/Dc )

2K
1 e2K(He /Dc )
+
2K
K=

1 sin
1 + sin

H
He

Dc
Dc

= tan

e2K(He /Dc )

(H 5 He )

(2)

(He < H)

(3)

( : Internal friction angle)

He should be obtained from following equation.

{
(
)
}
1 e2K(He /Dc )
H
He
1
rsd p

+
2K
2K
Dc
Dc
3
(
)2
(
)
1 He
rsd p H
He

e2K(He /Dc )
2 Dc
3
Dc
Dc
1
He
H He
H

= rsd p
2K Dc
Dc Dc
Dc
WV
Cc
w
Dc
H
He
p
rsd

:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:

Soil load on full width of pipe Quer dizer que a presso uniforme.
Load coecient for positive projecting condition
Unit weight of backfill material
Outside diameter of pipe
Height of fill above top of pipe
Height derived above equation
Positive projection ratio (p = 1.0)
Settlement ratio (rsd = 0.1)

w=18kN/m3, =30

Vertical normal stress (MPa)

0.10

w*H
0.09 3000mm
1400mm
0.08
0.07
0.06
0.05
0.04
0.03
0.02
0.01
0.00
0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0
2.5
3.0
Overburden (m)

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

Wv (kN/m2)