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6.52 SECTION SIX<br />

FIGURE 6.18 Newmark chart for calculating the increase in vertical stress beneath<br />

a uniformly loaded area of any shape. (From N. M. Newmark, ‘‘Influence Charts for<br />

Computation of Stresses in Elastic Foundations,’’ Univ. Illinois Expt. Sta. Bull. 338.<br />

Reproduced from J. E. Bowles, ‘‘Foundation Analysis <strong>and</strong> <strong>Design</strong>,’’ 3d ed., McGraw-<br />

Hill Publishing Co., New York.)

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