A5 m-thick clay (Gs = 2.65, water content = 0.28) is overlain by a 4.50m-thick layer of sand (Gs = 2.60, e = 0.70, S = 0.85). The ground water table is located 4.50 m from the ground surface. Compute for the following: 1. At what depth would the vertical effective stress be equal to 120 kPa? 2. What is the vertical efective stress at a depth 9 m below the ground surface? 3. The depth of excavation required to reduce the effective stress at the bottom of the clay layer by 100 kPa. O Question 1: A 1.94 O Question 1:8. 3.99 O Question 1: C. 6.44 O Question 1: D. 8.49 O Question 2. A 168.9 O Question 2 B. 44.1 O Question 2 C. 120.1 O Question 2 D. 124.8 O Question 3 A 183 O Question 3. B. 7.67 O Question 3 C. 3.17 O Question 3 D.633

A5 m-thick clay (Gs = 2.65, water content = 0.28) is overlain by a 4.50m-thick layer of sand (Gs = 2.60, e = 0.70, S = 0.85). The ground water table is located 4.50 m from the ground surface. Compute for the following: 1. At what depth would the vertical effective stress be equal to 120 kPa? 2. What is the vertical efective stress at a depth 9 m below the ground surface? 3. The depth of excavation required to reduce the effective stress at the bottom of the clay layer by 100 kPa. O Question 1: A 1.94 O Question 1:8. 3.99 O Question 1: C. 6.44 O Question 1: D. 8.49 O Question 2. A 168.9 O Question 2 B. 44.1 O Question 2 C. 120.1 O Question 2 D. 124.8 O Question 3 A 183 O Question 3. B. 7.67 O Question 3 C. 3.17 O Question 3 D.633

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