A large building is to be built on a thick layer of normally consolidated clay shown in the figure below. The building is to be placed at the bottom of a 4 m deep excavation, which will correspond to 1 level of parking garages. The water table remains 4 m below the ground surface during the entire process. Find the OCR in the middle of the clay layer at Point A, a long time after excavation and before construction of the building. (Answer tolerance = 2%).

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A large building is to be built on a thick layer of normally consolidated clay shown in the figure below. The building is to be placed at the bottom of a 4 m deep excavation, which will correspond to 1 level of parking garages. The water table remains 4 m below the ground surface during the entire process.

Find the OCR in the middle of the clay layer at Point A, a long time after excavation and before construction of the building. (Answer tolerance = 2%).

Sand:
Ydry
= 19 kN/m³
Ysat = 21 kN/m³
Ydry = 18 kN/m³
Clay: Ysat = 20 kN/m³
Sand:
Ydry = 19 kN/m³
Ysat = 21 kN/m³
Ax
BEDROCK
WT
ļ
4.0 m
8.0 m
2.0 m
Transcribed Image Text:Sand: Ydry = 19 kN/m³ Ysat = 21 kN/m³ Ydry = 18 kN/m³ Clay: Ysat = 20 kN/m³ Sand: Ydry = 19 kN/m³ Ysat = 21 kN/m³ Ax BEDROCK WT ļ 4.0 m 8.0 m 2.0 m
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