A RAFT OF SIZE 4 M-SQUARE CARRIES A LOAD OF 400 KN/M2. DETERMINE THE VERTICAL STRESS INCREMENT AT A POINT 5 M BELOW THE CENTRE OF THE LOADED AREA USING BOUSSINESQ'S THEORY. COMPARE THE RESULT WITH THAT OBTAINED BY THE EQUIVALENT POINT LOAD METHOD AND WITH THAT OBTAINED BY DIVIDING THE AREA INTO FOUR EQUAL PARTS THE LOAD FROM EACH OF WHICH IS ASSUMED TO ACT THROUGH ITS CENTRE

A RAFT OF SIZE 4 M-SQUARE CARRIES A LOAD OF 400 KN/M2. DETERMINE THE VERTICAL STRESS INCREMENT AT A POINT 5 M BELOW THE CENTRE OF THE LOADED AREA USING BOUSSINESQ'S THEORY. COMPARE THE RESULT WITH THAT OBTAINED BY THE EQUIVALENT POINT LOAD METHOD AND WITH THAT OBTAINED BY DIVIDING THE AREA INTO FOUR EQUAL PARTS THE LOAD FROM EACH OF WHICH IS ASSUMED TO ACT THROUGH ITS CENTRE

Structural Analysis

6th Edition

ISBN:9781337630931

Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

Publisher:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

Chapter2: Loads On Structures

Section: Chapter Questions

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