A 1.0 m square, 0.5 m deep footing carries a downward service load of 200 kN. Itis underlain by an overconsolidated clay with the following engineering properties:Cc = 0.20, Cr = 0.05, e0 = 0.7, OCR = 8 and g = 15.0 kN/m3 above the groundwater table and 16.0 kN/m3 below. The groundwater table is at a depth of 1.0 m below the ground surface. Determine the total settlement of this footing.

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A 1.0 m square, 0.5 m deep footing carries a downward service load of 200 kN. It
is underlain by an overconsolidated clay with the following engineering properties:
Cc = 0.20, Cr = 0.05, e0 = 0.7, OCR = 8 and g = 15.0 kN/m3

above the groundwater table

and 16.0 kN/m3

below. The groundwater table is at a depth of 1.0 m below the ground surface.

Determine the total settlement of this footing.

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