Question: The column is used to support the floor which exerts a force P on the top of the column. The effect of soil pressure along

The column is used to support the floor which exerts a force P on the top of the column.
The effect of soil pressure along its side is distributed as shown. Replace this loading by an equivalent resultant force and specify where it acts along the column, measured from its base A.
Units Used: kip = 103 lb
Given:
P = 3000 lb
w1 = 80lb/ft
w2 = 200 lb/ft
h = 9 ft


W2

W2

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