Calculate the void ratio for each value of effective pressure and plot a void ratio versus log s graph. Take Ms = 128g, Gs = 2.75, and area of specimen = 30.68 cm2. Effective pressure, ớ (kN/m²)Final height of the specimen at the end of theconsolidation (cm)2.540502.4882.4651002002.4312.3892.3242.225400800160032002.115

Given: Dry mass, MS = 128 g Specific gravity, GS = 2.75 Area of specimen, A = 30.68 cm2

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Calculate the void ratio for each value of effective pressure and plot a void ratio versus log s graph. Take Ms = 128g, Gs = 2.75, and area of specimen = 30.68 cm2.

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Calculate the void ratio for each value of effective pressure and plot a void ratio versus log s graph. Take M_s = 128g, G_s = 2.75, and area of specimen = 30.68 cm².

Effective pressure, ớ (kN/m²)
Final height of the specimen at the end of the
consolidation (cm)
2.540
50
2.488
2.465
100
200
2.431
2.389
2.324
2.225
400
800
1600
3200
2.115

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