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11.14 For the consolidation test data given in Problem 11.11,
a. Determine the coefficient of volume compressibility for the pressure range
stated.
b. If c, = 7x 10-3 cm/sec, determine k in cm/sec corresponding to the average
void ratio within the pressure range.
Transcribed Image Text:11.14 For the consolidation test data given in Problem 11.11, a. Determine the coefficient of volume compressibility for the pressure range stated. b. If c, = 7x 10-3 cm/sec, determine k in cm/sec corresponding to the average void ratio within the pressure range.
11.11 An undisturbed clay has a preconsolidation pressure of 100 kN/m?. A laboratory
consolidation tests yield the following data:
o (kN/m?)
e
0.92
150
0.77
300
Determine the void ratio that corresponds to a pressure of 450 kN/m?.
Congage Leaming 2014
Transcribed Image Text:11.11 An undisturbed clay has a preconsolidation pressure of 100 kN/m?. A laboratory consolidation tests yield the following data: o (kN/m?) e 0.92 150 0.77 300 Determine the void ratio that corresponds to a pressure of 450 kN/m?. Congage Leaming 2014
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