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A city has been experiencing a rapid lowering of its phreatic surface (draw-down) during the past 56 years due to large volumes of water pumped out of the ground by industrial users. -What was the average effective vertical stress in the clay stratum in 1960? -What is the effective stress at the same depth in 2016? -What happens to the ground surface as a result of the draw-dow

A city has been experiencing a rapid lowering of its phreatic surface (draw-down) during the past 56 years due to large volumes of water pumped out of the ground by industrial users. -What was the average effective vertical stress in the clay stratum in 1960? -What is the effective stress at the same depth in 2016? -What happens to the ground surface as a result of the draw-dow

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A city has been experiencing a rapid lowering of its phreatic surface (draw-down) during the past 56 years due to large volumes of water pumped out of the ground by industrial users.

-What was the average effective vertical stress in the clay stratum in 1960?
-What is the effective stress at the same depth in 2016?
-What happens to the ground surface as a result of the draw-down? 

A city has been experiencing a rapid lowering of its phreatic surface (draw-down) during the past 56 years due to large volumes of water pumped out of the ground by industrial users. -What was the average effeetive vertical stress in the clay stratum in 1960? -What is the effective stress at the same depth in 2016? -What happens to the ground surface as a result of the draw-down? 9 feet -114.6 pef 7 AT119.7 pcf -115 2 pcf 7Ar120.3 pcf WT 1960 18 ft Sand 18 ft WT 2014 Z3AT. 121.0 pcf 18 ft Clay Clav O lowered O3711 O 3117 Oas ease O 4664
Transcribed Image Text:A city has been experiencing a rapid lowering of its phreatic surface (draw-down) during the past 56 years due to large volumes of water pumped out of the ground by industrial users. -What was the average effeetive vertical stress in the clay stratum in 1960? -What is the effective stress at the same depth in 2016? -What happens to the ground surface as a result of the draw-down? 9 feet -114.6 pef 7 AT119.7 pcf -115 2 pcf 7Ar120.3 pcf WT 1960 18 ft Sand 18 ft WT 2014 Z3AT. 121.0 pcf 18 ft Clay Clav O lowered O3711 O 3117 Oas ease O 4664
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