6) Consider the soil profile given in the figure below. A uniformly distributed wide-spread surcharge load of 100 kN/m? is applied on the ground surface. 个个倚个 I L100 kNim SAND Yue=21 kNm 5m 2 m IA CLAY 4 m Yu-19 kNim Effective stress range (kN/m) (m&N) 0-100 2.6 x 104 II II 100-200 1.1 x 104 100 a) A piezometer is installed at point A to monitor the variation of pore pressure during the consolidatio process. A certain time period after the application of the surcharge load, the height of the water above the tip of the piezometer is measured as 15m. What is the degree of consolidation at point A at that time? b) Using the idealized bilinear void ratio-effective stress relationship given for the clay layer, calculate the final consolidation settlement. (Remainder: S.=H.m,.Ds)
6) Consider the soil profile given in the figure below. A uniformly distributed wide-spread surcharge load of 100 kN/m? is applied on the ground surface. 个个倚个 I L100 kNim SAND Yue=21 kNm 5m 2 m IA CLAY 4 m Yu-19 kNim Effective stress range (kN/m) (m&N) 0-100 2.6 x 104 II II 100-200 1.1 x 104 100 a) A piezometer is installed at point A to monitor the variation of pore pressure during the consolidatio process. A certain time period after the application of the surcharge load, the height of the water above the tip of the piezometer is measured as 15m. What is the degree of consolidation at point A at that time? b) Using the idealized bilinear void ratio-effective stress relationship given for the clay layer, calculate the final consolidation settlement. (Remainder: S.=H.m,.Ds)
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Transcribed Image Text:6) Consider the soil profile given in the figure below. A uniformly distributed wide-spread surcharge load of 100 kN/m? is applied on the ground surface.
I 100 KNim
SAND
Yu=21 kN/m
5 m
2 m
Yue=19 kN/m
4 m
IA CLAY
Effective stress range
(kN/m)
(m/kN)
I
0-100
2.6 x 104
II
II
100-200
1.1 x 104
100
kPa)
a) A piezometer is installed at point A to monitor the variation of pore pressure during the consolidatio process. A certain time period after the application of the surcharge
load, the height of the water above the tip of the piezometer is measured as 15m. What is the degree of consolidation at point A at that time?
b) Using the idealized bilinear void ratio-effective stress relationship given for the clay layer, calculate the final consolidation settlement. (Remainder: S.=H.m,.Ds)
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