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A 3 ft x 3 ft square footing is to be placed over the following soil profile to support 18-kips column load. Determine if the clay is normally consolidated or over- consolidated. The pre-consolidation pressure (past maximum consolidation stress) of the clay is 600 lb/ft³. 2 ft 4 ft Sand Clay Rock 18 kips 2 ft Square foundation: 3 ft x 3 ft A = 100 lb/ft³ Ydry= Ground water table Ysat = 110 lb/ft³ o'c = Pc = 600 lb/ft²

A 3 ft x 3 ft square footing is to be placed over the following soil profile to support 18-kips column load. Determine if the clay is normally consolidated or over- consolidated. The pre-consolidation pressure (past maximum consolidation stress) of the clay is 600 lb/ft³. 2 ft 4 ft Sand Clay Rock 18 kips 2 ft Square foundation: 3 ft x 3 ft A = 100 lb/ft³ Ydry= Ground water table Ysat = 110 lb/ft³ o'c = Pc = 600 lb/ft²

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Transcribed Image Text:1.0 QLS Width B Square loaded arca 0 0.5 -1.0 1.5 2.0 2/B 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 05 Covy & 2511 Pd ping 0.4 0.5 EO 0.2 18- 10=% 1.0 WB overconsolidated clay, if o' < a <a + Ao' normally consolidated clay (that is, o = o) overconsolidated clay with o + Ao' < o
A 3 ft x 3 ft square footing is to be placed over the following soil profile to support 18-kips column load. Determine if the clay is normally consolidated or over- consolidated. The pre-consolidation pressure (past maximum consolidation stress) of the clay is 600 lb/ft³. 2 ft 4 ft Sand Clay Rock 18 kips 2 ft Square foundation: 3 ft x 3 ft Ydry 100 lb/ft³ Ground water table Ysat = 110 lb/ft³ o'= Pc = 600 lb/ft²
Transcribed Image Text:A 3 ft x 3 ft square footing is to be placed over the following soil profile to support 18-kips column load. Determine if the clay is normally consolidated or over- consolidated. The pre-consolidation pressure (past maximum consolidation stress) of the clay is 600 lb/ft³. 2 ft 4 ft Sand Clay Rock 18 kips 2 ft Square foundation: 3 ft x 3 ft Ydry 100 lb/ft³ Ground water table Ysat = 110 lb/ft³ o'= Pc = 600 lb/ft²
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