Problem 10: A 3-m thick, doubly-drained saturated stratum of clay is under a surcharge loading that underwent 90% primary consolidation in 75 days. Find the coefficient of consolidation cv of this clay in cm2/sec.

Problem 10: A 3-m thick, doubly-drained saturated stratum of clay is under a surcharge loading that underwent 90% primary consolidation in 75 days. Find the coefficient of consolidation cv of this clay in cm2/sec.

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Chapter9: Consolidation

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A 3-m thick, doubly-drained saturated stratum of clay is under a surcharge loading that underwent 90% primary consolidation in 75 days.
Find the coefficient of consolidation cv of this clay in cm2/sec.

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