An embankment load on a silty clay soil layer as shown below. Determine the stress increase under the embankment at points A and B that are loaded at a depth of 6 m below the ground surface. 5 m 1H:2V 1H:2V 1H:1V 8 m y=18 kN/m Y=18 kN/m
An embankment load on a silty clay soil layer as shown below. Determine the stress increase under the embankment at points A and B that are loaded at a depth of 6 m below the ground surface. 5 m 1H:2V 1H:2V 1H:1V 8 m y=18 kN/m Y=18 kN/m
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Transcribed Image Text:An embankment load on a silty clay soil layer as shown below. Determine the
stress increase under the embankment at points A and B that are loaded at a depth
of 6 m below the ground surface.
5 m
1H:2V
1H:2V
1H:1V
8 m
13
y=18 kN/m
Y=18 kN/m³
6 m
: B
: A
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Transcribed Image Text:Aơ =
(6.33)
where I' = a function of B/z and B2/z.
The variation of I' with B/z and B,/z is shown in Figure 6.18. An application of this
diagram is given in Example 6.8.
0.50
2.03.0-
1.6
1.4
1.2
0.45
1.0
0.40
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.35
0.6
0.30
0.5
0.4
I'
0.25
0.20
0.2
0.15
Figure 6.18 Influence value I' for
embankment loading (After Osterberg,
1957) Osterberg, J. O. (1957).
"Influence Values for Vertical Stresses
0.10
0.1
B1lz = 0
in Semi-Infinite Mass Due to
Embankment Loading," Proceedings,
Fourth International Conference on Soil
Mechanics and Foundation Engineering,
London, Vol. 1. pp. 393–396. With
permission from ASCE.
0.05
0.01
0.1
1.0
10
B2lz
JuulL
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