Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)
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Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.1PCh. 8 - Prob. 8.2PCh. 8 - Prob. 8.3PCh. 8 - Prob. 8.4PCh. 8 - Prob. 8.5PCh. 8 - Prob. 8.6PCh. 8 - Prob. 8.7PCh. 8 - Prob. 8.8PCh. 8 - Prob. 8.9PCh. 8 - The soil profile at a site consists of 10 m of...
Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.11PCh. 8 - Prob. 8.12PCh. 8 - Prob. 8.13PCh. 8 - Prob. 8.14PCh. 8 - A sand has Gs = 2.66. Calculate the hydraulic...Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.16PCh. 8 - A point load of 1000 kN is applied at the ground...Ch. 8 - Point loads of magnitude 9, 18, and 27 kN act at...Ch. 8 - Refer to Figure 8.13. The magnitude of the line...Ch. 8 - Refer to Figure 8.24. Determine the vertical...Ch. 8 - Consider a circularly loaded flexible area on the...Ch. 8 - A flexible circular footing of radius R carries a...Ch. 8 - The plan of a flexible rectangular loaded area is...Ch. 8 - Refer to Figure 8.26. The circular flexible area...Ch. 8 - Refer to Figure 8.27. The flexible area is...Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.26CTPCh. 8 - Prob. 8.27CTP
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