A 6m thick layer of clay underlies a sand formation having a thickness of 4m. The ground water is located 2m below the ground surface. The specific gravity of sand and clay is 2.70 with sand having an average void ratio of 0.40. The clay has a water content of 20%. Determine the new height of ground water table from the bottom of the clay layer IF that the effective stress at the bottom of the clay layer has increased by 10 kPa.

A 6m thick layer of clay underlies a sand formation having a thickness of 4m. The ground water is located 2m below the ground surface. The specific gravity of sand and clay is 2.70 with sand having an average void ratio of 0.40. The clay has a water content of 20%. Determine the new height of ground water table from the bottom of the clay layer IF that the effective stress at the bottom of the clay layer has increased by 10 kPa.

Structural Analysis

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