Consider a saturated clay layer of thickness of 6 m on top of a layer of stiff sand. The clay has an initial porosity of 18%Following lowering water level, the clay porosity is reduced to 12%. What is the change in the thickness of the clay layer (corresponding to subsidence) caused by lowering of the water table?

Consider a saturated clay layer of thickness of 6 m on top of a layer of stiff sand. The clay has an initial porosity of 18%Following lowering water level, the clay porosity is reduced to 12%. What is the change in the thickness of the clay layer (corresponding to subsidence) caused by lowering of the water table?

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

9th Edition

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Author:Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan

Publisher:Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan

Chapter7: Permeability

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