A tank 12 m high is to be filled with oil with unit weight of 9.4 kN/m³ as shown in the figure. Neglect the weight of the tank. 12 m GWT 3 m Sand: y = 18.88 kN/m³ Clay: y = 17.31 kN/m³ e = 1.27 14 m LI = 0.645 %3D PL = 20% MC = 40% Calculate the compression index of the clay layer. O 0.369 O 0.346 O 0.421 O 0.325
A tank 12 m high is to be filled with oil with unit weight of 9.4 kN/m³ as shown in the figure. Neglect the weight of the tank. 12 m GWT 3 m Sand: y = 18.88 kN/m³ Clay: y = 17.31 kN/m³ e = 1.27 14 m LI = 0.645 %3D PL = 20% MC = 40% Calculate the compression index of the clay layer. O 0.369 O 0.346 O 0.421 O 0.325
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![A tank 12 m high is to be filled with oil with unit weight of 9.4 kN/m³ as shown in the figure. Neglect the
weight of the tank.
12 m
GWT
3 m
Sand: y = 18.88 kN/m³
Clay: y = 17.31 kN/m³
e = 1.27
LI = 0.645
14 m
PL = 20%
MC
= 40%
Calculate the compression index of the clay layer.
O 0.369
O 0.346
O 0.421
O 0.325](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fe297e017-429f-40ee-af58-898fd750fc1e%2Ffb804df4-b249-4b81-8c16-9a82aaa35008%2Fuje29rj_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A tank 12 m high is to be filled with oil with unit weight of 9.4 kN/m³ as shown in the figure. Neglect the
weight of the tank.
12 m
GWT
3 m
Sand: y = 18.88 kN/m³
Clay: y = 17.31 kN/m³
e = 1.27
LI = 0.645
14 m
PL = 20%
MC
= 40%
Calculate the compression index of the clay layer.
O 0.369
O 0.346
O 0.421
O 0.325
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