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The document discusses vertical stress in soils, providing examples of calculations for total, pore water, and effective stresses in clay and sand layers. It includes specific scenarios involving surcharge application and varying depths of water and soil layers. The calculations utilize unit weights and specific gravities to derive the necessary stress values.

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Solved Example Geostatic

The document discusses vertical stress in soils, providing examples of calculations for total, pore water, and effective stresses in clay and sand layers. It includes specific scenarios involving surcharge application and varying depths of water and soil layers. The calculations utilize unit weights and specific gravities to derive the necessary stress values.

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Chapter (5) Vertical Stress in soils

Example 1
Compute the effective, pore water, and total stresses at the center line of the shown
clay layer. Calculate the stress after application of a surcharge of 2.20 t/m2.

Solution:
At the center line of the clay layer:

Total stress:
=∑ ×
=[( × . )+( × . )] +[( × )]
=[( . × . )+( × . )] +[( . × )]
= . t/m2

Pore water pressure:

= ×
= ×( . + )= . t/m2

Effective stress:
= −

= . − . = . t/m2

After application of a surcharge

=[ +∑ × ] =[ . + . ]= . t/m2

= = . t/m2

= . − . = . t/m2

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Chapter (5) Vertical Stress in soils

Example 2
A clay layer 3.66 m thick rests beneath a deposit of submerged sand 7.92 m thick.
The top of the sand is located 3.05 m below the surface of a lake. The saturated
unit weight of the sand is 2.0 t/m3 and of the clay is 1.87 t/m3.
Compute (a) the total vertical pressure, (b) the pore water pressure, and (c) the
effective vertical pressure at mid height of the clay layer.

Solution:
At the center line of the clay layer:
Total stress:
=∑ ×
.
=[( × . )] +[( × . )] + ×

.
= [( × . )] +[( × . )] + . ×

= . t/m2
Pore water pressure:

= ×
.
= × . + . + = . t/m2

Effective stress:
= − = 22.31- 12.8 = 9.51 t/m2

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Chapter (5) Vertical Stress in soils

Example 3
The depth of water in a well is 3 m below the bottom of the well lies a layer of
sand 5 meters thick overlying a clay deposit. The specific gravity of the solids of
sand and clay are respectively 2.64 and 2.70. Their water contents are respectively
25 and 20 percent. Compute the total, effective and pore water pressures at points
A and B shown in the following figure.

Solution:
We need to calculate (γsub ) for sand and clay layers.

For sand layer:  G S =2.64, WC =25%

s r ×e
 wc =
Gs
1×e
0.25=  e = 0.66
2.64

G s +e
γsat =( )γ w
1+e
2.64+0.66
γsat =( )×1  γ sat =1.99 t/m3
1+0.66

For clay layer:  G S =2.70, WC =20% 

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Chapter (5) Vertical Stress in soils

s r ×e
 wc =
Gs
1×e
0.20=  e = 0.54
2.70

G s +e
γ sat =( )γ w
1+e
2.70+0.54
γsat =( )×1  γ sat = 2.1t/m3
1+0.54

Pressure at point A:
Total stress:
=∑ × =[( × )] +[( × )]
=[( × )] +[( . × )] = . t/m2
Pore water pressure:

= × = ×( + )= t/m2
Effective stress:
= − = 8.97- 6 = 2.97 t/m2

Pressure at point B:
Total stress:
=∑ × =[( × )] +[( × )] +[( × )]
=[( × )] +[( . × )] +[( . × )] = . t/m2
Pore water pressure:

= × = ×( + + )= t/m2
Effective stress:
= − = 17.15- 10 = 7.15 t/m2

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