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Vertical Stress in Soil Mass

The vertical stress at any point in a soil mass due to self-weight of the soil may be considered under the following heads: 1. Total Stress 2. Pore Water Pressure 3. Effective Stress. 1. Total Stress: The total stress in a soil mass is the stress at any point due to the weight of the soil column above that point. [...]

By Sushila|2018-02-19T06:04:59+05:30February 19, 2018|Vertical Stress in Soil Mass|Comments Off

Vertical Stress in Soil Mass below Strip Footing | Soil Engineering

Strip footing is used to support walls or retaining walls where length is considerably more than the width. The load is considered per unit area per unit length, say 1 m. Thus, the units for load are kN/m2 in SI system. Vertical Stress below Center of Strip Footing: Consider a strip footing of width B subjected to a uniform pressure [...]

By Sushila|2018-02-19T06:04:59+05:30February 19, 2018|Vertical Stress in Soil Mass|Comments Off