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Boussinesq's formula, a fundamental concept in soil mechanics, provides valuable insights into the behavior of soil under point loads. However, the application of this formula is based on a set o…

Westergaard is a British scientist. For vertical stress computation, he had proposed a formula in 1938. The formula is presented below. 

Westergaard's Equation for Point Loads…

Nathan Mortimore Newmark was a structural engineer. In 1942 he developed a chart to determine the vertical pressure of soil at any point for uniformly applied load. The chart is developed from Boussinesq's Equation. 

Following is the Newmark's Influence Chart.…

Specific heat is a term that indicates the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of a substance by one degree Celsius. It is a thermodynamic property of the substance. In SI specificati…

Reconstituted soil is the soil combination prepared by breaking down natural soils, mixing with water as a slurry, and reconsolidating them.

A reconstituted clay is one that has been thorou…