2 m Clay y = 18 kN/m³ Water table Clay Yat = 20 kN/m³ 4 m A
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A dilatometer test was conducted in a clay deposit. The groundwater table was located at a depth of 3 m below the surface. At a depth of 8 m below the surface, the contact pressure was and the expansion stress was 350 kN/m2
Determine the following:
a. Coefficient of at-rest earth pressure,
b. Overconsolidation ratio, OCR
c. Modulus of elasticity,
Assume stress at a depth of 8 m to be and 95 kN/m2 , poisson ratio=0.35.
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