GATE Geotechnical Engineering: Stress distribution in soils, Boussinesq theory, pressure bulbs – Previous Year Questions

2 GATE previous year questions on Stress distribution in soils, Boussinesq theory, pressure bulbs (Geotechnical Engineering, Civil Engineering) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

1. GATE 2023 CE (CE1) Q41 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – Consider that a force P is acting on the surface of a half-space (Boussinesq's problem). The expression for the vertical stress ( z) at any point (r,…
2. GATE 2024 CE (CE2) Q22 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – The contact pressure distribution shown in the figure belongs to a