Situation 13. A river is 3 m deep with the riverbed consisting of a thick bed of sand having a saturated unit weight of 19.0 kN/m3³. Determine the resulting effective vertical stress at 4 m below the riverbed for the following conditions: 36. The water level stays the same. a. 36.80 kPa b. 47.20 kPa 37. The water level rises by 2 m. a. 51.1 kPa b. 36.80 kPa 38. The water level drops by 2 m. a. 26.30 kPa b. 36.80 kPa c. 26.30 kPa d. 51.10 kPa c. 47.20 kPa d. 26.30 kPa c. 47.20 kPa d. 51.10 kPa.
Situation 13. A river is 3 m deep with the riverbed consisting of a thick bed of sand having a saturated unit weight of 19.0 kN/m3³. Determine the resulting effective vertical stress at 4 m below the riverbed for the following conditions: 36. The water level stays the same. a. 36.80 kPa b. 47.20 kPa 37. The water level rises by 2 m. a. 51.1 kPa b. 36.80 kPa 38. The water level drops by 2 m. a. 26.30 kPa b. 36.80 kPa c. 26.30 kPa d. 51.10 kPa c. 47.20 kPa d. 26.30 kPa c. 47.20 kPa d. 51.10 kPa.
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![Situation 13. A river is 3 m deep with the riverbed consisting of a thick bed of
sand having a saturated unit weight of 19.0 kN/m3³. Determine the resulting
effective vertical stress at 4 m below the riverbed for the following conditions:
36. The water level stays the same.
a. 36.80 kPa
b. 47.20 kPa
37. The water level rises by 2 m.
a. 51.1 kPa
b. 36.80 kPa
38. The water level drops by 2 m.
a. 26.30 kPa
b. 36.80 kPa
c. 26.30 kPa
d. 51.10 kPa
c. 47.20 kPa
d. 26.30 kPa
c. 47.20 kPa
d. 51.10 kPa.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F8d6a0ca9-10bd-4fd7-b4f5-202a3e151ba0%2F154a79c3-0d81-4df9-a2e3-431d814839e3%2F7g8bizd_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Situation 13. A river is 3 m deep with the riverbed consisting of a thick bed of
sand having a saturated unit weight of 19.0 kN/m3³. Determine the resulting
effective vertical stress at 4 m below the riverbed for the following conditions:
36. The water level stays the same.
a. 36.80 kPa
b. 47.20 kPa
37. The water level rises by 2 m.
a. 51.1 kPa
b. 36.80 kPa
38. The water level drops by 2 m.
a. 26.30 kPa
b. 36.80 kPa
c. 26.30 kPa
d. 51.10 kPa
c. 47.20 kPa
d. 26.30 kPa
c. 47.20 kPa
d. 51.10 kPa.
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