Prop. of Soil and Soil Water Rel.

Soils are subjected to stresses due to loads from foundations & self weight of soil. Elastic theory can be used in case of elastic soil mass & non elastic soil masses subjected to small order to stresses.
Elastic theory gives valid results because actual magnitude transmitted to soil from structural loading falls within this range.
Stress at any point 'P' in the soil mass due to point load 'Q' over the surface at point 'O' can be computed using . 
(1) Boussinesq's Theory
(2) Westergaard's theory
It is very important to know how these stresses are distributed in the soils due to the loadswhich are transmitted by the foundations from the structures.

we will see in lecture, the importance of stressdistribution, what are the types of loads and what are the types of foundations And in thenext lectures we shall be seeing what are the methods of determinations of stressdistribution, what is the principle, what are the theories which are used and we will alsotry to see illustration of these with the help of few examples.

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Case 1 - Vertical pressure distribution on horizontal plane at given constant depth Z is (constant)

Case 2 - Vertical pressure distribution on vertical line at constant radial distance from point load. (r is constant)

Vertical Pressure Distribution on Horizontal plane and vertical line (in HIndi)

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Basics, Importance and Graphs (in HIndi)

Stress Distribution Due to Point Load {Boussinesq 's Theory} (in Hindi)

Stress Isobar and Westergaard's Theory (in Hindi)

Vertical Pressure Determination (line and strip load, under rect. and circular area ) (in Hindi)

Approximate Method to find Vertical Pressure (in Hindi)

Newmark's Influence Chart Method (in Hindi)

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