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A 1.2 m wide long (strip) footing carries a wall loading of 36 kN per meter...

  1. A 1.2 m wide long (strip) footing carries a wall loading of 36 kN per meter of wall length. What vertical stress increase results below the center of the footing at depths of 1 m, 2 m, and 4 m, assuming:
    1. Bousinesq conditions apply.
    2. Westergaard conditions apply.

Subject: Geotechnical A

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