Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)
Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305635180
Author: Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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For the soil system presented below, calculate and draw diagrams of distributions of the total
and effective stresses and pore water pressure. Assume an upward water flow with a velocity of
0.000,001 cm/s.

3. (40) For the soil system presented below, calculate and draw diagrams of distributions of the total
and effective stresses and pore water pressure. Assume an upward water flow with a velocity of
0.000,001 cm/s.
SAND e=0.45
8 m
Y17.0 kN/m3
S=24%
SILTY CLAY
= 18.4 kN/m3
W = 18%
Y
S = 40%
4 m
k=0.0002 cm/s
3 m
CLAY
Y
= 19.2 kN/m3
sat
k=0.000,004 cm/s
6 m
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Transcribed Image Text:3. (40) For the soil system presented below, calculate and draw diagrams of distributions of the total and effective stresses and pore water pressure. Assume an upward water flow with a velocity of 0.000,001 cm/s. SAND e=0.45 8 m Y17.0 kN/m3 S=24% SILTY CLAY = 18.4 kN/m3 W = 18% Y S = 40% 4 m k=0.0002 cm/s 3 m CLAY Y = 19.2 kN/m3 sat k=0.000,004 cm/s 6 m
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