a. A series of two square plates of widths 5 and 10 cm are used to assessthe vertical stiffness of a sandy soil, with the following results:Plate width = 10 cmSinkage, cmPlate width = 5 cmWeight, kgSinkage, cmWeight, kg50.15161.2080.501.65282.523.741323475.65605.453513.5015.00887.4845951059.855416.5210.05b. Find ke and kp and nc. In the soil of (a), what would be the predicted sinkage of a tire of width 43cm, diameter 142 cm and vertical weights of (a) 12.5 and (b) 25 kN? (TakeL=d/4.)

P = kzn P = kcb+kψzn , whereP = vertical pressure in kPakc, kψ = soil stiffnesss constants for…

a. A series of two square plates of widths 5 and 10 cm are used to assess the vertical stiffness of a sandy soil, with the following results: Plate width = 10 cm Sinkage, cm 1.20 2.52 3.74 5.45 Plate width = 5 cm |Sinkage, cm | 0.15 0.50 1.65 5.65 13.50 15.00 16.52 Weight, kg 16 Weight, kg | 5 8 13 28 47 23 35 45 54 60 88 95 105 7.48 9.85 10.05 b. Find ke and kp and n

a. A series of two square plates of widths 5 and 10 cm are used to assess the vertical stiffness of a sandy soil, with the following results: Plate width = 10 cm Sinkage, cm 1.20 2.52 3.74 5.45 Plate width = 5 cm |Sinkage, cm | 0.15 0.50 1.65 5.65 13.50 15.00 16.52 Weight, kg 16 Weight, kg | 5 8 13 28 47 23 35 45 54 60 88 95 105 7.48 9.85 10.05 b. Find ke and kp and n

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