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Use the profile illustrated for problem (1). assume that the layer of silty sand fill (sm) is placed over the entire site. estimate the thickness of the fill (h - in feet) that will cause the effective vertical stress at the center of the clay layer to increase by 517.5 pounds per square foot.

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Asatellite with an orbital period of exactly 24.0 h is always positioned over the same spot on earth. this is known as a geosynchronous orbit. television,communication, and weather satellites use geosynchronous orbits. at what distance would a satellite have to orbit earth in order to have a geosynchronous orbit?