A 4.0 m thick layer of fill material is to be placed on the ground surface of the soil profile shown in Figure Q1. The total unit weight of the fill is 20.2 kN/m³. Assume unit weight of water 10 kN/m³. (a) Calculate the effective vertical stress in the middle of the clay layer. Calculate the preconsolidation pressure in the middle of the clay layer. (b) (c) (d) Estimate the final consolidation settlement of the clay layer due to the placement of the fill layer. Calculate the coefficient of consolidation (Cv) of the clay, if in a consolidation test, a specimen of the clay reached 70% of final consolidation settlement in 1.5 hours. The specimen was 20 mm thick and a porous plate was placed only at the top of the sample. A solid plate was placed at the bottom of the sample. (e) Clay and Saturated Ysar 18 kN/m³ Sand Calculate the time in years for the clay layer (shown in Figure Q1) to reach 60% of its final settlement. Ysat 19.3 kN/m³ eo = 0.81 Cc =0.46 Cr= 0.05 OCR = 1.5 Ysat 18.6 kN/m³ Figure Q1 WT y 1.5 m 1.5 m 3 m 5 m For T ≤ 0.217 (U ≤ 52.6 %): 4T VR U= For T ≥ 0.217 (U≥ 52.6 %): 0.085+T U=1-10 0.933 k = Cv mv Yw my (AH/H) / Ao Strain = AH/H AH (H/1+eo) Ce log(o'2/01) AH (H/1+eo) Cr log('2/01) T = (cv t/H²a) U = (ΔΗ,/ΔΗ.) OCR = o'p/ do' Strain Ae/(1+e) =