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Civil Engineering QUESTION #6584
Question 1
Boussinesq's theory of stress distribution in soils is applicable when:
  • Stress in soil is proportional to strain (elastic behaviour)✔️
  • Stress is independent of strain
  • Stress is inversely proportional to strain
  • Stress is proportional to the square of strain
Correct Answer Explanation
Boussinesq's solution assumes the soil mass is a homogeneous, isotropic, linearly elastic semi-infinite half-space, meaning stress is proportional to strain (Hooke's Law applies).