A layer of sand 5 meters deep overlies a thick bed of clay. Draw diagrams indicating the total and effective stresses and pore water pressure on horizontal planes to a depth of 9 meters below the ground surface in the following cases: a. If the water table is at the ground level. G.W.T
A layer of sand 5 meters deep overlies a thick bed of clay. Draw diagrams indicating the total and effective stresses and pore water pressure on horizontal planes to a depth of 9 meters below the ground surface in the following cases: a. If the water table is at the ground level. G.W.T
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Transcribed Image Text:A layer of sand 5 meters deep overlies a thick bed of clay. Draw diagrams
indicating the total and effective stresses and pore water pressure on horizontal
planes to a depth of 9 meters below the ground surface in the following cases:
a. If the water table is at the ground level.
5m
+
4m
B
Sand
Ysat 20.9
Clay
Ysat 17.8
G.W.T
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