A 30 cm square plate settle by 8 mm in the plate load test on a cohesionless soil, when the intensity of loading is 180 kN/m². The settlement of a shallow foundation of 1.6 m width under the same intensity of loading nearly mm.

A 30 cm square plate settle by 8 mm in the plate load test on a cohesionless soil, when the intensity of loading is 180 kN/m². The settlement of a shallow foundation of 1.6 m width under the same intensity of loading nearly mm.

Principles of Foundation Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter6: Vertical Stress Increase In Soil

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 6.12P: Refer to Problem 6.1. Using Eqs. (6.3) and (6.29), estimate the average stress increase (Δσav) below...

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A 30 cm square plate settle by 8 mm in the plate load test on a cohesionless
soil, when the intensity of loading is 180 kN/m². The settlement of a shallow
foundation of 1.6 m width under the same intensity of loading nearly
mm.

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