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According to Barken, the value of the coefficient of elastic uniform shear is taken as __________

(a) 0.5

(b) 2 Cu

(c) 3.0

(d) 0.5 Cu

I got this question in final exam.

My question comes from Dynamic Analysis of Block Foundations topic in portion Machine Foundations of Geotechnical Engineering II

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Right answer is (d) 0.5 Cu

Explanation: According to Barken, the coefficient of elastic uniform shear Cτ for foundation resting on elastic support is taken as 0.5 Cu.

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