Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)
Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305635180
Author: Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Problem 1: A shallow foundation 25m × 18 m carries a uniform pressure of 175 kPa. Determine the vertical stress at two points that are 12 m and 24 m below the mid-point of one of the long sides, respectively. (a) using influencing factors (b) by means of Newmark's chart (c) using the 2:1 method (c) Comment on the results of the 2:1 method by comparing with those of the other two methods.
A rectangular footing is uniformly loaded with q = 75 kN/m? as shown in the figure. Compute the vertical stress increments under Points A, B, and C at z = 5 m. 15 m 3.5 m A 1.87 m 8 m B Footing (Plane view)
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