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An example of lateral earth pressure overturning a retaining wall. The lateral earth pressure is the pressure that soil exerts in the horizontal direction. It is important because it affects the consolidation behavior and strength of the soil and because it is considered in the design of geotechnical engineering structures such as retaining walls, basements, tunnels, deep foundations and ...
Beban Sammy Chumbow (11 September 1943) [1] is a linguist from Cameroon. He has held professorial and administrative positions at various universities in Cameroon, including the University of Dschang and the ICT University, Cameroon Campus. He also serves as the president of the Cameroon Academy of Sciences (CAS).