The water level in a lake is 5m above the bed, and the saturated unit weight of lake bed soil is 20kN/m³. The unit weight of water is 10 kN/m³. What is the effective vertical stress at 5m depth below the lake bed?

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The water level in a lake is 5m above the bed, and the saturated unit
weight of lake bed soil is 20kN/m³. The unit weight of water is 10
kN/m³. What is the effective vertical stress at 5m depth below the
lake bed?
Transcribed Image Text:The water level in a lake is 5m above the bed, and the saturated unit weight of lake bed soil is 20kN/m³. The unit weight of water is 10 kN/m³. What is the effective vertical stress at 5m depth below the lake bed?
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