CEEN3160-Soil Stress

Stresses in Soil Masses

 Stresses without Seepage
 Total Stress, T
 Pore Water Stress,, u
 Effective Stress, ’T

 Stresses with Upward Seepage

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Dry Sand
12 ft z e=0.61
Gs=2.66
B

Saturated Sand
15 ft e=0.48
Gs=2.66

Figure 5.2 Soil Profile

Distributed Loads
 Circular Loads (R)
 Storage Tanks
 Rectangular Loads (BxL)
 Spread Footings
 Mat Foundations
 Combination Loads
 Strip Loads (L/B > 9)
 Wall Footings
 Embankements

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Circular Loads
z under center of loading

 1 
 z  q 1  3/2 
 [( R / z )  1] 
2

z q Ic

Ic = fn {z/R}

Circular Loads

Fig 5.7 Table 5.2

z/R z/q
0.1 0.9990
05
0.5 0 9106
0.9106
1.0 0.6465
1.5 0.4240
2.0 0.2845
2.5 0.1996
3.0 0.1436
4.0 0.0869
5.0 0.0571

Rectangular Loads
z under corner
z = q I2
I2 = fn {m=B/z, n=L/z}

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Variation of I2 m=B/z
n=L/z
z = q I2

Also see Table 5.3

Figure 5.9 Variation of I2 with m and n

Rectangular Loads
z under interior location
Principle of Superposition

z-A’ = q (I 2-1+ I 2-2+ I 2-3+ I 2-4)

C’

Rectangular Loads
z under center
z = q I3
I3 = fn {m1=L/B, n1=2z/B}

See Table 5.4

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Combined Areas

Combined Areas

zA=z(1)+z(2)+z(3)

Newmark’s Chart
 = IV * q * M

IV = Influence Value
q = Applied pressure
M = No. of Segments

Scaled drawing with

z = A -- B

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Example Problem -
Newmark’s Chart Solution
z = IV * q * M
z = 0.005 (1,500 psf)(48)
z = 360 p
psf

z = q * I2
m=0.5, n=1.0, I2 = 0.1202
Z=10 ft
z = 1,500 (2) (0.1202)
= 360.6 psf
Z=10 ft

Newmark’s Chart