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A planned flexible load area (see Figure P7.2) is to be 3 m × 4.6 m and carries a uniformly distributed load of 180 kN/m2. Estimate the elastic settlement below the center of the loaded area. Assume that Df = 2 m and H = ∞. Use Eq. (7.4).
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