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The assumption of Boussinesq equation is that the soil is ______________ (a)semi-infinite

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The assumption of Boussinesq equation is that the soil is ______________

(a) semi-infinite

(b) infinite

(c) finite

(d) semi- finite

The question was posed to me in class test.

My question is based upon Stress Distribution in chapter Stress Distribution of Geotechnical Engineering I

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Right option is (a) semi-infinite

The explanation is: Semi-infinite condition is when one of the dimension extends to infinity. If XY pane is considered to be ground surface and the z-axis as depth, then this condition is known as semi-infinite.

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