A 10 m clay stratum is overlaying a rock stratum. If water table is at the ground surface, calculate the overburden soil pressure at the middle of the clay layer using the ff. properties of clay: ∂sat = 17.95 kn/m3, e = 1.1 , LL = 60%

A 10 m clay stratum is overlaying a rock stratum. If water table is at the ground surface, calculate the overburden soil pressure at the middle of the clay layer using the ff. properties of clay: ∂sat = 17.95 kn/m3, e = 1.1 , LL = 60%

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