A strip footing 2.5 m wide is loaded on the ground surface with a pressure equal...

A strip footing 2.5 m wide is loaded on the ground surface with a pressure equal to 175 kPa. Calculate the stress distribution at depths of 2.5, 7.5 and 12.5 m under the center of the footing. If the footing rested on a normally consolidated cohesive layer whose Cc was 0.612 and whose e0 was 1.35 , estimate the settlement of the footing. Assume S = 100%,γ’ = 7.5 kN/m3 , and the total clay layer thickness beneath the footing = 15 m.

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