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Soil Mechanics Question - Civil Engineering

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9.10 Compute the vertical normal stress, a, at points A, B, and C in Figure 9.11. 0,9m y-15.0kN/m2 2.0m SM Silty sand 16.8 kN/m2 1.6 m y-17.2 kN/m 3.6m CL Clay Figure 9.11 Soil profile for Example 9.2.

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vertical normal stress at t = 1.5x0.9 = $13.5 kN/m2 ZA = 13.5 kPa vertical normal stress at 'B'= 15.0x2 + 16.8* 1.6 = 56.88 kN/m² CZ) = 56.88 kPa vertical normal stress at 'A' = 15.0x2+ 168x 2.5 +17-2 3.6 = 133.92 kN/m² (2) A = 133.92 kPa