rectangular footing 6 m x 3 m carries a uniform pressure of 300 kN/m² on the surface of a soil mass. Determine the vertical stress increase at a depth of 5 m below the surface on the centerline 1.0 m inside the long edge of the foundation. a. 62.17 kPa b. 54.67 kPa  C. 81.35 kPa d. 88.88 kPa e 74.16 kPa

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Problem 6.21P: Consider a continuous foundation of width B = 1.4 m on a sand deposit with c = 0, = 38, and = 17.5...
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A rectangular footing 6 m x 3 m carries a uniform pressure of 300 kN/m² on the surface of a soil mass. Determine the vertical stress increase at a depth of 5 m below the surface on the centerline 1.0 m inside the long edge of the foundation.

a. 62.17 kPa

b. 54.67 kPa 

C. 81.35 kPa

d. 88.88 kPa

e 74.16 kPa

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