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Please state your ideas about subsurface stresses in soils and the settlement of structures. You may also respond to your peer's questions and/or point of views following their response posted on this...

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Please state your ideas about subsurface stresses in soils and the settlement of structures. You may also respond to your peer's questions and/or point of views following their response posted on this site.
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Soumi answered on Oct 02 2020
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SUBSURFACE STRESSES IN SOILS AND SETTLEMENT OF STRUCTURES
The soil surface has a number of stresses under its crust surface and the subsurface. These stresses are caused due to pressure, because soil itself has a weight of its own, as well as is subjected under the weight of all added structures, such as roads, buildings, dams and
idges (Li, Russell & Wood, 2017).
The stress from soil’s own weight is also known as the geostatic stress because the pressure is developed due to the static weight of the soil. On the other hand, the weight exerted on it due to the placement of the added load on the earth, such as that of the buildings or dams, is...
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