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INFLUENCE FACTORS FOR VERTICAL PRESSURE CAUSED BY A POINT LOAD ON CIRCULAR AREA
INPUT

TOTAL LOAD ACTING OVER BASE P 800 kip

DIA OF CIRCULAR FORCE D 3 ft

unit load applied q 113 ksf

z-depth D-horizontal
below distance
ground from centre
ft ft D/z R K
1.0000
1 3 3.000 1.50 0.8293
2 3 1.5 1.50 0.4880
3 3 1.000 1.50 0.2845
4 3 0.750 1.50 0.1791
5 3 0.600 1.50 0.1213
6 3 0.500 1.50 0.0869
7 3 0.429 1.50 0.0651
8 3 0.375 1.50 0.0505
9 3 0.333 1.50 0.0403
10 3 0.300 1.50 0.0328
11 3 0.273 1.50 0.0273
12 3 0.250 1.50 0.0230
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P
113
94
55
32
20
14
10
7
6
5
4
3
3