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A very wide embankment with height of 3m and the soil unitweight 19 kn/m3 to be constructed. Calculate the normal stress,water pressure and effective stress at two positions: At the middleof clay, the depth = 5 m and the saturated unit weight = 27 kn/m3,and at the middle of sand, the depth = 5 and the saturated unitweight = 21 kn/m3.

For two cases

- Before constructing embankment

-Instantly after constructing the embankment

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