The effective stress in a soil mass not subjected to external loads is found from the unit weight of the soil
and the depth of groundwater. Consider a soil element at a depth z below the ground surface, with the
groundwater level (GWL) at ground surface (Figure 7.16a). The total vertical stress is Read this topic
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