In a pressuremeter test in a soft saturated clay, the measuringcell volume Vo = 535 cm3, po =42.4 kN/m2,pf =326.5 kN/m2, vo =46 cm3, and vf = 180 cm3.Assuming Poisson’s ratio smsd to be 0.5 and using Figure3.31(attached), calculate the pressuremeter modulus (Ep). Gas/waterPressure, pPI +lineZone IZone IIZone IIIPfGuardcellMeasuringcellРоGuardcellTotalcavityvolume,V.V, + v, V. + vm V. + y2(V, + v.)V(a)(b)FIGURE 3.31 (a) Pressuremeter; (b) plot of pressure versus total cavity volume

Pressuremeter modulus: The curve is plotted between the volume and pressure. The slope of the…

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In a pressuremeter test in a soft saturated clay, the measuring
cell volume V_o = 535 cm³, p_o =42.4 kN/m²,
p_f =326.5 kN/m², v_o =46 cm³, and v_f = 180 cm³.
Assuming Poisson’s ratio smsd to be 0.5 and using Figure
3.31(attached), calculate the pressuremeter modulus (Ep).

Gas/water
Pressure, p
PI +
line
Zone I
Zone II
Zone III
Pf
Guard
cell
Measuring
cell
Ро
Guard
cell
Total
cavity
volume,
V.
V, + v, V. + vm V. + y
2(V, + v.)
V
(a)
(b)
FIGURE 3.31 (a) Pressuremeter; (b) plot of pressure versus total cavity volume

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