3. 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 (po) was 280 kN/m² and the expansion stress (p.) was 350 kN/m². Determine the following: (a) Coefficient of at-rest earth pressure, K.

3. 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 (po) was 280 kN/m² and the expansion stress (p.) was 350 kN/m². Determine the following: (a) Coefficient of at-rest earth pressure, K.

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3. 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
(Po) was 280 kN/m² and the expansion stress (p.) was 350 kN/m². Determine the following:
(a) Coefficient of at-rest earth pressure, K,
(b) Overconsolidation ratio, OCR
(c) Modulus of elasticity, E,
Assume o', at a depth of 8 m to be 95 kN/m? and µ, = 0.35.

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