A 4-meter clay layer (e = 0.89, Gs = 2.69, Cc = 0.349) is overlain with 4-meter-thick sand layer (e = 0.83, Gs = 2.51). The water table is at the interface of the sand and clay layer. If a 2-meter-thick land fill (Y = 17.36 kN/m^3) is placed over the existing ground surface, compute the consolidation settlement (in mm) of the clay layer. Hint: use the land fill's resulting pressure on the ground surface as the stress increase

A 4-meter clay layer (e = 0.89, Gs = 2.69, Cc = 0.349) is overlain with 4-meter-thick sand layer (e = 0.83, Gs = 2.51). The water table is at the interface of the sand and clay layer. If a 2-meter-thick land fill (Y = 17.36 kN/m^3) is placed over the existing ground surface, compute the consolidation settlement (in mm) of the clay layer. Hint: use the land fill's resulting pressure on the ground surface as the stress increase

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