A river 5 m deep consists of a sand bed with saturated unit weight of 20 kN/m3 . vw = 9.81 kN/m3. The effective vertical stress at 5 m from the top of sand bed is
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A. 41 kN/m2
B. 51 kN/m2
C. 55 kN/m2
D. 53 kN/m2
Correct Answer
51 kN/m2
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