The water table is at the ground surface and the soil mass is homogeneous, what is the effective stress at a depth Z.
The water table is at the ground surface and the soil mass is homogeneous, what is the effective stress at a depth Z.
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The water table is at the ground surface and the soil mass is homogeneous, what is the effective stress at a depth Z.
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Effective stress = total stress - pore pressure
or s´ = s - u
Effective stress:- It is the stress which is being transferred in soil mass by grain to grain contact which tends to force the particles to come into closer state of contact resulting in it's decreased void ratio, increased degree of denseness, and mobilization of shear strength.
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