3m × 4m rectangular area carrying a uniform lead 240 kPa is applied to the ground surface having a profile consist of 2 m of silly sand underlain by 3m of clay. The groundwater table is 3m below the ground surface. The sand has a unit weight of 14 kN/m³,the clay has the unit weight of 16 kN/m³ above water table and 20 kN/m³ below water table. a.) determine the approximate vertical stress increment 5m below ground surfaced caused by rectangular footing. b.) determine the total vertical stress at the bottom of the clay layer.
3m × 4m rectangular area carrying a uniform lead 240 kPa is applied to the ground surface having a profile consist of 2 m of silly sand underlain by 3m of clay. The groundwater table is 3m below the ground surface. The sand has a unit weight of 14 kN/m³,the clay has the unit weight of 16 kN/m³ above water table and 20 kN/m³ below water table. a.) determine the approximate vertical stress increment 5m below ground surfaced caused by rectangular footing. b.) determine the total vertical stress at the bottom of the clay layer.
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A 3m × 4m rectangular area carrying a uniform lead 240 kPa is applied to the ground surface having a profile consist of 2 m of silly sand underlain by 3m of clay. The groundwater table is 3m below the ground surface. The sand has a unit weight of 14 kN/m³,the clay has the unit weight of 16 kN/m³ above water table and 20 kN/m³ below water table.
a.) determine the approximate vertical stress increment 5m below ground surfaced caused by rectangular footing.
b.) determine the total vertical stress at the bottom of the clay layer.
Transcribed Image Text:A am x4m rectanqular area cavrying a uniform load
240 KFa is applied to the ground Surface having a profile
consist of 2m of silty sand underlain by 3m of clay.
The ground water table is am belouw the ground surface
The "samd has a wnit weight of 19 ku lm}. the cloy has the
Unit weight of 16 kN lm> "aboue water table and 20 kNJm²
below water tabke.
a) Determine the approximate Vertical Stress Increment ym belou
ground surfoce caused
6) Determine the total vertical Stress at the lbottom of the clay
by rectanqular fioting
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