What pressure does a granite column exert on the ground if its base area is 1.5 square meters

What pressure does a granite column exert on the ground if its base area is 1.5 square meters, and the gravity acting on the column is 156 kN?

As we know from the current school curriculum in physics, pressure can be calculated by the following formula p = F / S, where F is the force and S is the surface area.
Let us determine how many pascals the pressure exerted on the soil by the granite column will be expressed, when from the condition of the task we know that the area of its base is 1.5 m2, while the force of gravity is 156 kN:
156 kN = 156,000 N;
156000: 1.5 = 104000.
Answer: The pressure will be 104,000 Pa or 104 kPa.



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