Figure shows the geometry of a strip footing supporting the load bearing walls of a three storied building and the properties of clay layer. 干 G. S Y bulk = 18 kN/m³ ¥GWT 1m Strip footing + 1.2 m Clay layer 6 m C. = 0.08, e, = 0.40 Y sat = 20 kN/m Hard stratum 6.13 If the pressure acting on the footing is 40 kPa, the consolidation settlement of the footing will be

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Q: A plan of a foundation 1 m x 2 m is shown in Figure 4-2. a. Estimate the consolidation settlement of…

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Q: 4. A 4m x 8m rectangular footing will be placed on ground surface as shown in the figure below. The…

A: Given Data: The dimension of a rectangular footing is A=4 m×8 m The total load acting on the footing…

Q: Figure 5 summarizes the loading on two footings. What will be the increase in the vertical stress…

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Q: Q2) A temporary fill of 253 kN/m² was placed on the surface of the soil shown in figure below. After…

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Methods to Determine Vertical Stress

The load applied to the soil is transferred to the underground. The presence of water at soil pores and solid grains above the soil are the primary components that are responsible for the effective load transfer. Due to the load acting, the internal component of the soil or the underground formations undergoes deformations or a tectonic shift. The amount of deformation depends upon the amount of load acting on the soil surface, which indeed, depends on the weight of everything present above the soil. Due to this, the underground soil element develops internal stresses which try to resist the tectonic changes.