3. The soil profile at a site for a proposed building is shown in the following figure. The density of the two sand layers is 1.97 g/cm³. The clay layer is overconsolidated with OCR = 1.5, eo = 1.03, Co = 0.3 and C = 0.05. The building will impose a vertical stress increase of 140 kPa at the middle of the clay layer. Estimate the final consolidation settlement of the clay. Groundwater level Fine sand Clay Coarse sand Depth 0m 9 m 11 m
3. The soil profile at a site for a proposed building is shown in the following figure. The density of the two sand layers is 1.97 g/cm³. The clay layer is overconsolidated with OCR = 1.5, eo = 1.03, Co = 0.3 and C = 0.05. The building will impose a vertical stress increase of 140 kPa at the middle of the clay layer. Estimate the final consolidation settlement of the clay. Groundwater level Fine sand Clay Coarse sand Depth 0m 9 m 11 m
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Transcribed Image Text:3. The soil profile at a site for a proposed building is
shown in the following figure. The density of the two
sand layers is 1.97 g/cm³. The clay layer is
overconsolidated with OCR = 1.5, e = 1.03, C = 0.3 and
C = 0.05. The building will impose a vertical stress
increase of 140 kPa at the middle of the clay layer.
Estimate the final consolidation settlement of the clay.
Groundwater level
Fine sand
Clay
Coarse sand
Depth
0 m
9 m
11 m
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