Civil Engineering MCQAE Level Civil Engineering
The intensity of vertical pressure at a depth Z directly below a vertical point load P is given by
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Choose the correct answer
A
0.4775P/Z²
B
0.4775P/Z³
C
0.4775P/Z² (alternate printed form)
D
0.4775P/√Z
Correct Answer
A. 0.4775P/Z²
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Boussinesq equation directly below the load gives q = 3P/(2πz²) ≈ 0.4775P/z²
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