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The problem of stress distribution in the vicinity of shafts was first solved by ________

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The problem of stress distribution in the vicinity of shafts was first solved by ________

(a) Westergaard

(b) Terzaghi

(c) Darcy

(d) Biot

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Asked question is from Stress Distribution in the Vicinity of Shafts topic in division Shafts, Tunnels and Conduits of Geotechnical Engineering II

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Correct answer is (a) Westergaard

To explain I would say: In 1940, Westergaard solved the problem of stress distribution by using the theory of plasticity using a suitable stress function.

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