Stress due to a rectangularly loaded area (Boussinesq’s Solution)

  q I
z 2



 1
2 
1  2 m n m  n  1   m  n  2 
2 2 2  2 m n m  n  1  
2 2
I     tan  
2 4   2 2 2 2  2 2   2 2 2 2  
 m  n  m  n  1   m  n  1   m  n  m n  1  

B
m 
z

L
n 
z

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 


 1
 2 2
1  2 m n m  n  1   m  n  2 
2 2  2 m n m2  n2  1  
I     tan  
2 4   2 2 2 2  2 2   2 2 2 2  
 m  n  m  n  1   m  n  1   m  n  m n  1  

B
m 
z

L
n 
z

  q I
z 2

  q I
2( 4)
I I I
z  2( 1) 2( 2) 2( 3) 

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 


 1
2 
1  2 m n m  n  1   m  n  2 
2 2 2  2 m n m  n  1  
2 2
I     tan  
2 4   2 2 2 2  2 2   2 2 2 2  
 m  n  m  n  1   m  n  1   m  n  m n  1  

B
m 
z

L
n 
z

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Influence Chart for Vertical Pressure (Newmark)

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Procedure for obtaining vertical pressure at any
point below a loaded area

z
1. Determine the depth, z
2. Plot the plan of the loaded area with a scale of
z equal to the unit length of the chart (AB)
3. Place the plan on the influence chart.
Stress point is located at the center
4. Count the number of element (M) enclosed
by the plan
5. Calculate the increase in pressure by z

 z  ( IV )qM

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 z  ( IV )qM  0.005( )48.5
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