An oil tank, 20 m in diameter, is built over a site shown below. A specimen of clay in this site (20 mm thickness) double drained was to be tested in an oedometer apparatus, the time required to reach 60% degree of consolidation is 15 minutes. Estimate the differential settlement between the center and perimeter of the tank after 1 year after building the tank. 20 m Oil Tank = 9.4 KN/m Zo.W.I Y = 18 KN/m Kup. Y = 20 KN/m Sand aat G= 27 Clay %w = 20% Р, 3 120 Кра C = 0.2 , C, = 0.04 Rock 3 m 3m 10 m
An oil tank, 20 m in diameter, is built over a site shown below. A specimen of clay in this site (20 mm thickness) double drained was to be tested in an oedometer apparatus, the time required to reach 60% degree of consolidation is 15 minutes. Estimate the differential settlement between the center and perimeter of the tank after 1 year after building the tank. 20 m Oil Tank = 9.4 KN/m Zo.W.I Y = 18 KN/m Kup. Y = 20 KN/m Sand aat G= 27 Clay %w = 20% Р, 3 120 Кра C = 0.2 , C, = 0.04 Rock 3 m 3m 10 m
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![An oil tank, 20 m in diameter, is built over a site shown below. A specimen of clay
in this site (20 mm thickness) double drained was to be tested in an oedometer
apparatus, the time required to reach 60% degree of consolidation is 15 minutes.
Estimate the differential settlement between the center and perimeter of the tank
after 1 year after building the tank.
20 m
Oil Tank
= 9.4 KN/m
Zo.W.I
Y = 18 KN/m
Kup.
Y = 20 KN/m
Sand
aat
G= 27
Clay
%w = 20%
Р, 3 120 Кра
C = 0.2 , C, = 0.04
Rock
3 m
3m
10 m](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F4d1334ca-5345-4757-8c49-f8e009dcdb1d%2Faf6693f8-b45a-4db4-8e14-0bed7817e808%2F54xfqa_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:An oil tank, 20 m in diameter, is built over a site shown below. A specimen of clay
in this site (20 mm thickness) double drained was to be tested in an oedometer
apparatus, the time required to reach 60% degree of consolidation is 15 minutes.
Estimate the differential settlement between the center and perimeter of the tank
after 1 year after building the tank.
20 m
Oil Tank
= 9.4 KN/m
Zo.W.I
Y = 18 KN/m
Kup.
Y = 20 KN/m
Sand
aat
G= 27
Clay
%w = 20%
Р, 3 120 Кра
C = 0.2 , C, = 0.04
Rock
3 m
3m
10 m
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