Principles of Foundation Engineering (MindTap Course List)
Principles of Foundation Engineering (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305081550
Author: Braja M. Das
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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a) 60 kPa

b) 144.8 kPa

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Soil with a unit weight of 16.97 kN/m3 is
loaded on the ground surface by a uniformly
distributed load of 300 kN/m3 over a circular
area 4 m. in diameter.
a) Compute the vertical stress increment
due to this uniform load at a depth of
5 m. below the center of the circular
area.
b) Compute the total vertical pressure at the•
ame location.
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Transcribed Image Text:Problem: Soil with a unit weight of 16.97 kN/m3 is loaded on the ground surface by a uniformly distributed load of 300 kN/m3 over a circular area 4 m. in diameter. a) Compute the vertical stress increment due to this uniform load at a depth of 5 m. below the center of the circular area. b) Compute the total vertical pressure at the• ame location. 60
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