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The vertical surface stress is 100 kPa. The
stress increase (kPa) at A is
2m
100 kPa
2m
2m
A B
1m
7.3 O
12.0
19.3
Use the approximate method to estimate
the stress (kPa) under the center of a
rectangular loaded area 2 m X 3 m at a
.depth of 2 m, if the vertical load is 20 kN
1.67 O
1 O
2 O

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