A square column foundation with base of 1.43 m is shown in the figure. It carries an axial load of 464 kN and has its bottom resting on the ground water table located h1 = 1.3 m. below the ground surface. h2 = 0.8 m and h3 = 2.6 m. Compute the settlement of the clay layer in millimeter caused by primary consolidation if the preconsolidation pressure of the clay is 99 KPa. |P h1 h3 LLLLL I Dry Sand Wet Sand Clay IETE TII III

A square column foundation with base of 1.43 m is shown in the figure. It carries an axial load of 464 kN and has its bottom resting on the ground water table located h1 = 1.3 m. below the ground surface. h2 = 0.8 m and h3 = 2.6 m. Compute the settlement of the clay layer in millimeter caused by primary consolidation if the preconsolidation pressure of the clay is 99 KPa. |P h1 h3 LLLLL I Dry Sand Wet Sand Clay IETE TII III

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Chapter10: Mat Foundations

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