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Find the total stress
Answer to Problem 9.1P
The total stress at point A is
The pore water pressure at point A is
The effective stress at point A is
The total stress at point B is
The pore water pressure at point B is
The effective stress at point B is
The total stress at point C is
The pore water pressure at point C is
The effective stress at point C is
The total stress at point D is
The pore water pressure at point D is
The effective stress at point D is
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The thickness
The thickness
The thickness
The dry unit weight
The saturated unit weight
The saturated unit weight
Calculation:
Calculate the total stress at point A (0 ft).
Thus, the total stress at point A is
Calculate the pore water pressure at point A (0 ft).
Thus, pore water pressure at point A is
Calculate the effective stress at point A (0 ft) using the relation.
Substitute 0 for
Thus, effective stress at point A is
Calculate the total stress at point B (7 ft) using the relation.
Substitute
Thus, total stress at point B is
Calculate the pore water at point B (7 ft) using the relation.
Thus, the pore water pressure at point B is
Calculate the effective stress at point B (7 ft) using the relation.
Substitute
Thus, the effective stress at point B is
Calculate the total stress at point C (19 ft) using the relation.
Substitute
Thus, the total stress at point C is
Calculate the pore water pressure at point C (19 ft) using the relation.
Here,
Take the unit weight of the water as
Substitute
Thus, the pore water pressure at point C is
Calculate the effective stress at point C (19 ft) using the relation.
Substitute
Thus, the effective stress at point C is
Calculate the total stress at point D (25 ft) using the relation.
Substitute
Thus, the total stress at point D is
Calculate the pore water pressure at point D (25 ft) using the relation.
Substitute
Thus, the pore water pressure at point D is
Calculate the effective stress at point D (25 ft) using the relation.
Substitute
Thus, the effective stress at point D is
Show the plot between depth and total stress as in Figure 1.
Show the plot between depth and pore water pressure as in Figure 2.
Show the plot between depth and effective stress as in Figure 3.
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