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CE151 - LEC9 - Stresses Due To Surface Loads PDF
CE151 - LEC9 - Stresses Due To Surface Loads PDF
CE151 - LEC9 - Stresses Due To Surface Loads PDF
STRESSES IN SOILS
Stresses Due to Surface Loads
The increases in stresses on a soil element due to point load P in the x, y and z
directions are:
P 3x 2 z x2 y 2 y 2 z
σ x (1 - 2 ) 2 3 2
2 L5 Lr ( L z ) L r
P 2y 2 z y 2 x2 x2 z
σ y 5 (1 - 2 ) 2 3 2
2 L Lr ( L z ) L r
3P z 3 3P z3
σ z
2 L 5
2 (r 2 z 2 )5 / 2
3P rz 2
rz
2 (r 2 z 2 )5 / 2
where: r ( x 2 y 2 ) ; L ( x 2 y 2 z 2 ) (r 2 z 2 )
With the application of a line load q per unit length (force/length), increases in
stresses are:
2qz 3
z
(x 2 z 2 ) 2
2qx 2 z
x
(x 2 z 2 ) 2
2qxz2
zx
(x 2 z 2 ) 2
Figure 3. Vertical stress below the center of uniformly loaded flexible circular area
1
3/ 2
z q 1
2
1 R / z
Figure 4. Vertical stress below the corner of uniformly loaded flexible rectangular area.
q 1 LB LBz 1 1
z tan
2
2 zR3 2
R3 R1 R2
q B z2B
zx 2
2 R 2 R1 R3
where:
R1 L2 z 2 1 2 ,
R2 B 2 z 2 1
2
,
R3 L2 B 2 z 2
1
2
Another method:
SAMPLE PROBLEMS: