2. Figure 2 shows the Total and Effective Stress Diagram of a soil profile Total Stress (KN/m) Effective Stress (kN/m) 150 200 100 150 200 42 42 56 56 86 66 10 154 94 Gambar 2Tegangan Total dan Diogram Tegangan Efektif a. Based on the diagram, what is the groundwater level? b. If the unit weight of water is 10 kN/m 3 , what is the unit weight of the saturated layer between 4 and 6 m deep? (u) yudag

2. Figure 2 shows the Total and Effective Stress Diagram of a soil profile Total Stress (KN/m) Effective Stress (kN/m) 150 200 100 150 200 42 42 56 56 86 66 10 154 94 Gambar 2Tegangan Total dan Diogram Tegangan Efektif a. Based on the diagram, what is the groundwater level? b. If the unit weight of water is 10 kN/m 3 , what is the unit weight of the saturated layer between 4 and 6 m deep? (u) yudag

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

9th Edition

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Author:Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan

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Chapter9: In Situ Stresses

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