Given The uniformly loaded area shown below is built on the ground surface and carries a load of 160 kPa. D1-8 m D2 = 12 m D3 = 4 m D4-5 m D5 = 3 m D1 D3 D2 D5 A D4 Required Determine the vertical stress increment at a depth of 10 m below Point A. Provide answer in kN/m², to the nearest 100th.

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Given
The uniformly loaded area shown below is built on the ground surface and carries a
load of 160 kPa.
D1-8 m
D2 = 12 m
D3 = 4 m
D4-5 m
D5 = 3 m
D1
D3
D2
D5
A
D4
Required
Determine the vertical stress increment at a depth of 10 m below Point A. Provide
answer in kN/m², to the nearest 100th.
Transcribed Image Text:Given The uniformly loaded area shown below is built on the ground surface and carries a load of 160 kPa. D1-8 m D2 = 12 m D3 = 4 m D4-5 m D5 = 3 m D1 D3 D2 D5 A D4 Required Determine the vertical stress increment at a depth of 10 m below Point A. Provide answer in kN/m², to the nearest 100th.
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