Find the height of capillary rise in the silt. Find the vertical effective stress in kPa at 5m depth. Assume that the soil above the capillary zone or capillary action rise to be dry soil and the soil within the capillary action be partially saturated (degree of saturation, S) at 50%. Find the vertical effective stress at 10m depth. Assume that the soil above the capillary zone or capillary action rise to be dry soil and the soil within the capillary action be partially saturated (degree of saturation, S) at 50%.

Find the height of capillary rise in the silt. Find the vertical effective stress in kPa at 5m depth. Assume that the soil above the capillary zone or capillary action rise to be dry soil and the soil within the capillary action be partially saturated (degree of saturation, S) at 50%. Find the vertical effective stress at 10m depth. Assume that the soil above the capillary zone or capillary action rise to be dry soil and the soil within the capillary action be partially saturated (degree of saturation, S) at 50%.

Structural Analysis

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Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

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