Question: The distribution of soil loading on the bottom of a building slab is shown. Replace this loading by an equivalent resultant force and specify its

The distribution of soil loading on the bottom of a building slab is shown. Replace this loading by an equivalent resultant force and specify its location, measured from point O.
Units Used:
kip = 103lb
Given:
w1 = 50 lb/ft
w2 = 300 lb/ft
w3 = 100 lb/ft
a = 12 ft
b = 9 ft


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