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A soil with a unit weight of 20 kN/m3 is loaded on the ground surface by...

  1. A soil with a unit weight of 20 kN/m3 is loaded on the ground surface by a uniformly distributed load of 500 kN/m2 over a circular area 4 m diameter (see Fig. below). Calculate the vertical stress at depth 5 m below the center and edge of the circular area.
  1. Assume the Bousinesq conditions apply.
  2. Assume the Westergaard conditions apply.

Sudject: Geotechnical Analysis

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