2- Point loads of magnitude 100, 200, 300 and 400 lbs. act at A, B, C, and D, respectively. Determine the increase in vertical stress at a depth of 6 ft below the point A.

The center of a rectangular area at the ground surface has Cartesian coordinates (0, 0), and one corner has coordinates (7, 18). All dimensions are in meters. The area carries a uniform pressure of 135 kPa. Estimate the stresses at a depth of 15 m below the ground surface at each of the following locations: (0, 0), (0, 18), (7, 0), (7, 18), and (12, 28).a. Obtain the values by the Boussinesq methodb. Compare the results with those of the 2:1 methodc. Comment on the resultsHint: In the Boussinesq method, the equations attached can be used.

Q4: A line load of 100 kN/m run extends to a long distance. Determine the intensity of vertical stress at a point, 2 m below the surface and i) Directly under the line load and ii) At a distance 2 m perpendicular to the line.

A concentrated load of P = 29 kN is applied to the upper end of a 2-m-long pipe as shown. The outside diameter of the pipe is D = 330 mm and the inside diameter is d = 300 mm. Determine the magnitude of the maximum vertical shear stress in the pipe. B Ⓒ 3.24 MPa O 2.41 MPa O 2.80 MPa O 3.57 MPa O 3.90 MPa O

An electric power transmission pole is 12 m above ground level and embedded 2 m into the ground. The butt diameter is 450 mm and the tip diameter (the top of the pole) is 320 mm. The weight of the pole, cross arms, and wires is 33 kN. Assuming the pole transmits the load as a point load, find the change in vertical stress in kPa at 2 m depth.   a. 17.8 b.393.9 c.63.0 d.3.9

A tank of total height 5 m is filled with sand of thickness 3.5 m having void ratio and specific gravity of 0.65 and 2.78, respectively. Remaining portion of tank is filled with water. The pressure head at the bottom of tank is 7.2 m. Assume unit weight of water is 10 kN/m³. The effective stress at a point 3 m below the top of the tank is kPa. (Round off to two decimal places).

The center of a rectangular area at the ground surface has Cartesian coordinates (0, 0), and one corner has coordinates (7, 18). All dimensions are in meters. The area carries a uniform pressure of 135 kPa. Estimate the stresses at a depth of 15 meters below the ground surface at each of the following locations: (0, 0), (0, 18), (7, 0), (7, 18), and (12, 28).a. Obtain the values by the Boussinesq methodb. Compare the results with those of the 2:1 methodc. Comment on the resultsHint: In the Boussinesq method, the equations attached can be used.

Compute the increase in the stress at point A when two line loads of value 90 kN/m and 325 kN/m act on the soil surface at a distance of 4 m between them. Also, the point A is 3 m below the surface and at horizontal distance of 2.5 m from the second line load.

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Two columns A and B are situated 6 m apart. column A transfer a load of 500 KN and colum B, a load of 250 KN. Determine the resultant vertical stress on a horizontal plane 20 m below and ground surface at point vertical below the points B.