1.) The soil profile consist of 10 m layer of sand underlain by a 5.5 m layer of clay. The location of water table is 4 m from the ground surface. The unit weight of sand above the water table is 16.05 kN/m^3 and below the saturated unit weight of sand is 18.11 kN/m^3. The clay has a saturated unit weight of 20.73 kN/m^3, void ratio equal to 0.75, and liquid limit of 40. If a uniformly distributed load, Ao = 75 kPa, is applied at the ground surface, what is the settlement of the clay layer caused by primary consolidation if a. The clay is normally consolidated b. The preconsolidation pressure is 200 kN/m^2
1.) The soil profile consist of 10 m layer of sand underlain by a 5.5 m layer of clay. The location of water table is 4 m from the ground surface. The unit weight of sand above the water table is 16.05 kN/m^3 and below the saturated unit weight of sand is 18.11 kN/m^3. The clay has a saturated unit weight of 20.73 kN/m^3, void ratio equal to 0.75, and liquid limit of 40. If a uniformly distributed load, Ao = 75 kPa, is applied at the ground surface, what is the settlement of the clay layer caused by primary consolidation if a. The clay is normally consolidated b. The preconsolidation pressure is 200 kN/m^2
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Transcribed Image Text:1.) The soil profile consist of 10 m layer
of sand underlain by a 5.5 m layer of clay.
The location of water table is 4 m from
the ground surface. The unit weight of
sand above the water table is 16.05
kN/m^3 and below the saturated unit
weight of sand is 18.11 kN/m^3. The clay
has a saturated unit weight of 20.73
kN/m^3, void ratio equal to 0.75, and
liquid limit of 40. If a uniformly
distributed load, Ao = 75 kPa, is
applied at the ground surface, what is
the settlement of the clay layer caused
by primary consolidation if
a. The clay is normally consolidated
b. The preconsolidation pressure is
200 kN/m^2
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