A building is supported on a raft 45 m x 30 m, the net foundation pressure (assumed to be uniformly distributed) being 125 kN/m?. The soil profile is as shown in Fig.4. The value of m, for the clay is 0.35 m/MN. Determine the final settlement under the center of the raft due to consolidation of the clay. 30 m 125 kN/m? 15 m + Yצאר 3.5 7 m 22.5m W.T 20 m + last digit of your Roll No 45 m Z = 23.5 m Sand 4 m Clay E 30 m Fig.4
A building is supported on a raft 45 m x 30 m, the net foundation pressure (assumed to be uniformly distributed) being 125 kN/m?. The soil profile is as shown in Fig.4. The value of m, for the clay is 0.35 m/MN. Determine the final settlement under the center of the raft due to consolidation of the clay. 30 m 125 kN/m? 15 m + Yצאר 3.5 7 m 22.5m W.T 20 m + last digit of your Roll No 45 m Z = 23.5 m Sand 4 m Clay E 30 m Fig.4
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A building is supported on a raft 45 m x 30 m, the net foundation pressure (assumed to be uniformly distributed) being 125 kN/m. The soil profile is as shown in Fig.4. The value of my for the clay is 0,35 m/MN. Determine the final settlement under the center of the raft due to consolidation of the clay.
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Transcribed Image Text:A building is supported on a raft 45 m x 30 m, the net foundation pressure (assumed to be uniformly
distributed) being 125 kN/m². The soil profile is as shown in Fig.4. The value of m, for the clay is 0.35
m²/MN. Determine the final settlement under the center of the raft due to consolidation of the clay.
30 m
125 kN/m?
| 15 m -
יאאל
* 3.5
7 m
22.5m
W.T
45 m
20 m + last digit of
your Roll No
Z = 23.5 m
Sand
4 m
Clay
30 m
Fig.4
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