A saturated undisturbed sample Clay
Chapter2: Loads On Structures
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Transcribed Image Text:A saturated undisturbed sample from a clay strata
has moisture content of 22.22% and specific
weight of 2.7. Assuming Yw = 10 kN/m3, the void
ratio and the saturated unit weight of the clay,
respectively are
200 kN
V GWT
01
Saturated sand
1.0 m
Ysat = 18 kN/m3
1.0 m
2 m x 2 m
Stiff clay
1.0 m
00 Compression index, (C.) 0.4
Dense sand
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