1.) The soil profile consist of 10 m layer of sand underlain by a 5.5 m layer of clay. The location of water table is 4 m from the ground surface. The unit weight of sand above the water table is 16.05 kN/m^3 and below the saturated unit weight of sand is 18.11 kN/m^3. The clay has a saturated unit weight of 20.73 kN/m^3, void ratio equal to 0.75, and liquid limit of 40. If a uniformly distributed load, Ao = 75 kPa, is applied at the ground surface, what is the settlement of the clay layer caused by primary consolidation if a. The clay is normally consolidated b. The preconsolidation pressure is 200 kN/m^2
1.) The soil profile consist of 10 m layer of sand underlain by a 5.5 m layer of clay. The location of water table is 4 m from the ground surface. The unit weight of sand above the water table is 16.05 kN/m^3 and below the saturated unit weight of sand is 18.11 kN/m^3. The clay has a saturated unit weight of 20.73 kN/m^3, void ratio equal to 0.75, and liquid limit of 40. If a uniformly distributed load, Ao = 75 kPa, is applied at the ground surface, what is the settlement of the clay layer caused by primary consolidation if a. The clay is normally consolidated b. The preconsolidation pressure is 200 kN/m^2
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