Why can a uniform Winkler spring map under a raft misrepresent internal slab moments versus a layered calibrated spring field?
Choices
- (A) Soils always act as rigid blocks
- (B) Contract documents forbid spring variation
- (C) Layered modulus profiles and variable contact pressures redraw bending demand in the mat
- (D) Springs never couple to slab flexure
Correct answer: (C)
Layered modulus profiles and variable contact pressures redraw bending demand in the mat
Explanation
Non-uniform bearing bulbs invalidate a single k-value blanket.