The square footing shown in the figure carries a load of 3500 kN. Assume that the stress below the footing is distributed at a slope of 1H:2V. The clay layer is overconsolidated with OCR 2 Q - 3500 kN 4m x Sm 0.6 m Ya - 17.5 kN/m? Sand 0.6 m GWT Sand 7'= 8.49 kN/m 1.2 m Yeat - 17.1 kN/m Clay e, = 1.4 C, = 0.06 C = 0.38 1.2 m etermine the settlement of the clay layer.

The square footing shown in the figure carries a load of 3500 kN. Assume that the stress below the footing is distributed at a slope of 1H:2V. The clay layer is overconsolidated with OCR 2 Q - 3500 kN 4m x Sm 0.6 m Ya - 17.5 kN/m? Sand 0.6 m GWT Sand 7'= 8.49 kN/m 1.2 m Yeat - 17.1 kN/m Clay e, = 1.4 C, = 0.06 C = 0.38 1.2 m etermine the settlement of the clay layer.

Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan

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Chapter17: Settlement Of Shallow Foundations

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 17.10P

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