5. Vertical Stress Explained: Formulas, Examples & How to Calculate
· Stresses induced in a soil mass due to weight of overlying soil and due to applied loads. · These stresses are required to design a foundation such that the shear stress on any stratum of soil below it does not exceed, after providing Factor of safety for bearing capacity of soil. · Further the vertical stresses transmitted to the soil layers below the foundation will lead to vertical deformation in the soil, causing foundation settlement. · This settlement, again should not be allowed to exceed the permissible settlement. · Hence, the knowledge of distribution of stresses with in a soil mass, induced by loads applied on the surface of soil, is a requisite for a foundation design. · The stress induced...