A 5 m thick doubly drained normally consolidated clay layer at a site has e, = 0.95, C, = 0.54, and c, = 4.0 m/ year. The effective overburden pressure at the middle of the clay layer is 70.0 kN/m². Some proposed construction work is expected to impose a 60.0 kN/m² load at the ground level.
A 5 m thick doubly drained normally consolidated clay layer at a site has e, = 0.95, C, = 0.54, and c, = 4.0 m/ year. The effective overburden pressure at the middle of the clay layer is 70.0 kN/m². Some proposed construction work is expected to impose a 60.0 kN/m² load at the ground level.
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