Building (A) settled 10 cm in three years due to consolidation of the underlying clay layer and it is known that thefinal settlement will be about 30 cm Building (B) and its underlying clay layer are, as far as the available data confirm,very similar to (A) except that the underlying clay layer is 20% thicker than the clay layer below (A). Theavailable data also confirm that the increase in the average pressure at the middle of the two clay layers can beconsidered approximately alike. Estimate the final settlement of building (B) and also the settlement in three years.
Building (A) settled 10 cm in three years due to consolidation of the underlying clay layer and it is known that thefinal settlement will be about 30 cm Building (B) and its underlying clay layer are, as far as the available data confirm,very similar to (A) except that the underlying clay layer is 20% thicker than the clay layer below (A). Theavailable data also confirm that the increase in the average pressure at the middle of the two clay layers can beconsidered approximately alike. Estimate the final settlement of building (B) and also the settlement in three years.
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Building (A) settled 10 cm in three years due to consolidation of the underlying clay layer and it is known that the
final settlement will be about 30 cm Building (B) and its underlying clay layer are, as far as the available data confirm,
very similar to (A) except that the underlying clay layer is 20% thicker than the clay layer below (A). The
available data also confirm that the increase in the average pressure at the middle of the two clay layers can be
considered approximately alike. Estimate the final settlement of building (B) and also the settlement in three years.
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