A soil has the following profile with depth:  0-15 ft = gammasat = 115 pcf and gammad = 110 pcf (where gamma is the unit weight) 15-45 ft = gammasat = 118 pcf greater than 45 ft = gammasat = 117 pcf The groundwater table is located 7.5 ft from the surface.  1.Compute the sigma, sigma prime, and u at the ground surface, water table, and at the soil layer interfaces. 2. During the spring, the water rises to 7.5 above the groundwater table. Determine the sigmav, sigma-primev, and u at depth 40 ft from the surface. (You do not need to compute values at other depths.)

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A soil has the following profile with depth: 

0-15 ft = gammasat = 115 pcf and gammad = 110 pcf (where gamma is the unit weight)

15-45 ft = gammasat = 118 pcf

greater than 45 ft = gammasat = 117 pcf

The groundwater table is located 7.5 ft from the surface. 

1.Compute the sigma, sigma prime, and u at the ground surface, water table, and at the soil layer interfaces.

2. During the spring, the water rises to 7.5 above the groundwater table. Determine the sigmav, sigma-primev, and u at depth 40 ft from the surface. (You do not need to compute values at other depths.)

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