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Given the soil element, determine the following: a. Maximum and minimum principal stresses b. Normal and shear stresses on plane AB 128 kN/m? 32 KN/m? B 32 kN/m? 162 kN/m? 55° A

Principles of Foundation Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan

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Chapter16: Lateral Earth Pressure

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 16.4P: In Problem 16.3, if there was a surcharge of 20 kN/m2 at the ground level, what would be the total...

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Given the soil element, determine the following:
a. Maximum and minimum principal stresses
b. Normal and shear stresses on plane AB
128 KN/m?
32 kN/m?
B
32 kN/m?
162 kN/m?
55°
A

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