Stresses in Soil

Mass
YZ
 Stress in a Soil Mass
VERTICAL STRESS DUE TO A POINT LOAD
VERTICAL STRESS DUE TO A VERTICAL LINE LOAD
VERTICAL STRESS DUE TO A VERTICAL STRIP LOAD
VERTICAL STRESS DUE TO EMBANKMENT LOAD
VERTICAL STRESS BELOW A CENTER OF A UNIFORM
LOADED CIRCULAR AREA
VERTICAL STRESS AT ANY POINT BELOW A UNIFORMLY
LOADED CIRCULAR AREA
VERTICAL STRESS CAUSED BY RECTANGULAR LOAD
INFLUENCE CHART FOR VERTICAL PRESSURE
VERTICAL STRESS DUE TO A POINT LOAD
Vertical stress due to a vertical line
load

CONTOH SOAL 7
Vertical stress due to a vertical strip load

Dalam radian

Calculate Dsz /q from 2z /B and 2x /B

VERTICAL STRESS DUE TO A VERTICAL STRIP LOAD
Vertical stress due to embankment load

I2 is a function of B1/z and B2/z

VERTICAL STRESS BELOW A CENTER OF A UNIFORM LOADED CIRCULAR AREA

1
Dsz q 1 -




3/ 2
2
R/z 1



VERTICAL STRESS BELOW CENTER OF UNIFORM LOADED CIRCULAR
AREA
VERTICAL STRESS AT ANY POINT BELOW A UNIFORMLY LOADED CIRCULAR AREA
VERTICAL STRESS CAUSED BY RECTANGULAR LOAD

Ds q I
3

B
m
Z
L
n
Z

I3 is a function of m and n
VERTICAL STRESS CAUSED BY RECTANGULAR LOAD
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Vertical Stress Caused

by Rectangular Load
VERTICAL STRESS CAUSED BY RECTANGULAR LOAD

Dsz q(I I I I )
2(1) 2(2) 2(3) 2(4)

1 2

3 4
 EXAMPLE 10.9

2m 1

2m
A
4m

A
3m 1m
2m 2

Dsz q(I I )
2(1) 2(2)

A
1m
INFLUENCE CHART FOR VERTICAL PRESSURE

Dsz (IV) q M
 EXAMPLE 10.10

3 m 25 mm

660
Dsz (IV) q M 0.005 48.5 17.78kN / m
2

3x3
Newmark Chart
24

Determine the depth, z, where

you wish to calculate the stress
increase
Adopt a scale as shown in the
figure
Draw the footing to scale and
place the point of interest over
the center of the chart
Count the number of elements
that fall inside the footing, N
Calculate the stress increase
as: