Definition of total pressure

i. The total ventilating pressure in a mine, usually measured in the fan drift.

Ref: Nelson

ii. The algebraic sum of static pressure and velocity pressure at any particular point.

Ref: BS, 8

iii. The pressure in a soil mass due to overlying material and any superimposed loads.

Ref: Nelson

iv. The pressure on any horizontal plane in a mass of soil as calculated from the weight of the material above the plane, or the soil together with any applied loads.

Ref: Hammond