Assuming dense glacial till at the bottom is as permeable as the granular fill, the surcharge pressure at the ground surface is Do= 500 kPa. What is the excess pore pressure remaining at a point, 5 m into the clay layer (1/4 layer depth) at the moment when the time factor is Tv=0.2? (Unit: kPa) Ao 3 m Granular fill, yt 19.6 kN/m3 Clay, Y = 18.6 kN/m3 20 m Dense alacial till CS Scanned with CamScanner

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Assuming dense glacial till at the bottom is as permeable as the granular fill, the
surcharge pressure at the ground surface is Do= 500 kPa. What is the excess pore
pressure remaining at a point, 5 m into the clay layer (1/4 layer depth) at the
moment when the time factor is Tv=0.2? (Unit: kPa)
Ao
3 m
Granular fill, yt
19.6 kN/m3
Clay, Y = 18.6 kN/m3
20 m
Dense alacial till
csl
Scanned with CamScanner
Transcribed Image Text:Assuming dense glacial till at the bottom is as permeable as the granular fill, the surcharge pressure at the ground surface is Do= 500 kPa. What is the excess pore pressure remaining at a point, 5 m into the clay layer (1/4 layer depth) at the moment when the time factor is Tv=0.2? (Unit: kPa) Ao 3 m Granular fill, yt 19.6 kN/m3 Clay, Y = 18.6 kN/m3 20 m Dense alacial till csl Scanned with CamScanner
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