b'excessive water are mitigated and after sufficient graph, read horizontally to the Y axis to seetimeforthesoiltoreverttomoistcondition - the horizontal force (P HS ) against the wall.(P HM ). InthisexampletheestimatedforceontheWhenoneisinvestigatingabowingorfailing basementwallfromthesaturatedsoil, P HS =basementwall,thedeterioratingconditionis 2,600 pounds per lineal foot.almostalwayscausedbyexcessivehorizontalforce as a result of hydrostatic (water) pressure First Floorbeing present.WaterIt is recommended to use the upper line on the Tablegraph (P HS ), which represents that saturated Distressedsoilconditionsexistandarecreatinglarge Basementhorizontal basement wall pressures. P HS WallHorizontal force example:Assume 7-1/2 feetof soil is against a cracked and bowing basementwall.Thehorizontalwallloadisquickly Basementdetermined using the graph, Horizontal Force SlabAgainstBasementWall below.Followavertical line up from the mark on the X axisindicatingsoilheightof7-1/2feet.Afterreachingtheupperline(saturatedsoil)onthe Figure 2. Force (P HS ) on wall from saturated soil.Horizontal Force Against Basement WallSaturated Soil Moist Soil500045004000 Earth Contact ProductsForce Against Wall - lb/ft3500Saturated Soil3000 Water Present2500200015001000Moist Soil- No500 Water Present06 7 8 9 10Height of Soil Against Wall - ftEarthAnchorPlateEmbedment: The resistanceagainsttheseactivepressures,thebasementwallisalwaysexposedtoactive anchor plate must be installed beyond the area ofpressurefromthesoilandpossiblehydraulic activesoil.Oncebeyondtheactivearea,theforce from water within the soil.For the ECP EarthAnchorPlatecandeveloppassiveearthEarthPlateAnchortoproperlydevelop pressure against the face of the plate. Figure 3,ECP Helical Plate Anchors Technical Service Manual2021 Earth Contact Products, L.L.C.2021-09 Chapter 2 - Page 45 All rights reserved'