Question: A flexible foundation length 5 m and breadth 4 m exerts a uniform pressure of 1 8 0 kN / m 2 on the surface

A flexible foundation length 5m and breadth 4m exerts a uniform pressure of 180kN/m2 on the surface of a 9.5m layer of soil with a bulk unit weight of 20kN/m3. Assuming an I value of 0.31, determine the immediate settlement under the center of the foundation using the principle of superposition, if the elastic soil stiffness (E) is assumed to be 4.5MN/m2.

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