Solution for Vertical Stress Change For a Uniformly-Loaded Rectangular Area

U
W

Uniformly
Loaded
Areas Are
Shaded
(U by V)

V
X

O
X

O
Exterior Point

Interior Point

= [J(w,x) - J(w-u,x) - J(w,x-v) + J(w-u,x-v)]

J(m,n) = [sign mn] (lml,lnl)
m = W/z n = X/z and etc., where z = depth below point O
sign mn = 1 when mn > 0
sign mn = -1 when mn < 0
(lml,lnl) = stress change below corner of rectangle that is mxn

I (|m|,|n|)=

1 2mn m 2 +n2 +1 m2 +n2 +2

4 m 2 + n2 + m2 n2 +1 m2 +n2 +1

+ tan1

Input: (Use dimensions U and V for loaded area.)

U
V
W
X
z

2 mn m2 + n2 + 1
m2 +n2 m2 n2 +1

)]

Description:

Stress under O due to uniform

8
3
8
1.5
3
loading under building.
Note: If m2 + n2 + 1 < m2n2, then must be added to the bracketed quantity in the last term.
This is accomplished by replacing 0 with in column I.

Computations:
m
n
2.67

(lml,lnl)

1.000

0.137

1.000

0.000

-1.000

0.137

0.00
-0.50
1.000
Note: Multiply by the uniform load
to get the vertical stress change.

0.000

0.00

0.50

2.67

-0.50

Problem 8.18
z/R

0.50

Sign mn

q=
= 3/1.5 = 2 Icircular =

J(w,x)
0.137

m +n +1
8.36

mn
1.78

column I
0 or
0.0000

1.25

0.00

0.0000

8.36

1.78

0.0000

1.25

0.00

0.0000

2 2

J(w-u,x)
0.000

J(w,x-v)
-0.137

J(w-u,x-v)

150
0.285

kN/m2
Table 8.4

0.000
0.2730
Irectangular =

0.273
Isemicircular 0.14225
=
(0.272+0.142)x300kN/m2

62.3

kN/m2