The generic Rankine theory establishes the relationship of the soil experimental indexes with its in situ ones, which allows the estimate of in situ active or passive earth pressure with experimental indexes.

• 土的广义朗肯土压力公式建立了土的试验指标与原位指标的关系 ,从理论上给出了用土的试验指标得到原位主动 (被动 )土压力的方法。