An oedometer (consolidation) test is performed on a normally consolidated clay stratum that is 8.5 feet thick, and it found that the clay's initial voids ratio was e_0 = 0.8 and its primary compression index is C_c = 0.28. The in-situ stress at mid-clay layer is p_0 = 2, 650 psf, and the building exerts a pressure through its mat foundation of 970 psf. The secondary compression index C_ alpha = 0.02. The time of completion of the primary settlement is approximately 18 months. What is the total consolidation of the 8.5 foot clay stratum 5 years after the primary consolidation?

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An oedometer (consolidation) test is performed on a normally consolidated clay stratum that is 8.5 feet thick, and it found that the clay's initial voids ratio was e_0 = 0.8 and its primary compression index is C_c = 0.28. The in-situ stress at mid-clay layer is p_0 = 2, 650 psf, and the building exerts a pressure through its mat foundation of 970 psf. The secondary compression index C_ alpha = 0.02. The time of completion of the primary settlement is approximately 18 months. What is the total consolidation of the 8.5 foot clay stratum 5 years after the primary consolidation?

2 An oedometer (consolidation) test is performed on a normally consolidated clay stratum that is 8.5
feet thick, and it found that the clay's initial voids ratio was e, = 0.8 and its primary compression
index is C. = 0.28. The in-situ stress at mid-clay layer is p, = 2,650 psf, and the building exerts a
pressure through its mat foundation of 970 psf. The secondary compression index Ca=0.02.
The time of completion of the primary settlement is approximately 18 months. What is the total
consolidation of the 8.5 foot clay stratum 5 years after the primary consolidation?
Transcribed Image Text:2 An oedometer (consolidation) test is performed on a normally consolidated clay stratum that is 8.5 feet thick, and it found that the clay's initial voids ratio was e, = 0.8 and its primary compression index is C. = 0.28. The in-situ stress at mid-clay layer is p, = 2,650 psf, and the building exerts a pressure through its mat foundation of 970 psf. The secondary compression index Ca=0.02. The time of completion of the primary settlement is approximately 18 months. What is the total consolidation of the 8.5 foot clay stratum 5 years after the primary consolidation?
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