2. A sand soil 8.5 meters thick is composed of dry layer and a saturated layer due to the water table located at 3.5 meters below the ground level. The Dry part of sand has Gs=2.66 and porosity of 37.89% and below the water table, it has a void ratio and specific gravity of 0.48 and 2.67 respectively. 2.1. Solve the effective stress of the soil developed at 3.5 m below the ground level. a. 64.84 Kpa b. 56.74 Kpa c. 73.08 Kpa d. 47.16 Kpa The effective stress at the bottom most part of the soil is.. a. 115.64 Kpa b. 120.31 Kpa c. 76.80 Kpa d. 137.50 Kpa At what height the ground water table will rise so that the effective stress at the bottom most of the soil will be 104 Kpa. a. 2.65 m b. 1.87 m c. 1.40 m d. 1.32 m 2.2. 2.3.
2. A sand soil 8.5 meters thick is composed of dry layer and a saturated layer due to the water table located at 3.5 meters below the ground level. The Dry part of sand has Gs=2.66 and porosity of 37.89% and below the water table, it has a void ratio and specific gravity of 0.48 and 2.67 respectively. 2.1. Solve the effective stress of the soil developed at 3.5 m below the ground level. a. 64.84 Kpa b. 56.74 Kpa c. 73.08 Kpa d. 47.16 Kpa The effective stress at the bottom most part of the soil is.. a. 115.64 Kpa b. 120.31 Kpa c. 76.80 Kpa d. 137.50 Kpa At what height the ground water table will rise so that the effective stress at the bottom most of the soil will be 104 Kpa. a. 2.65 m b. 1.87 m c. 1.40 m d. 1.32 m 2.2. 2.3.
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