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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.

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