+ Compressibility of Soils SIT M. A 2.1 m layer of clay is buried beneath a 3 m stratum of very compact granular soil. Compact sand underlies the clay. The layer of granular soil is composed of material having a dry unit weight of 18.46 kN/m³. The clay dry unit weight is 16.52 kN/m³. A laboratory compression test on a sample of the clay indicates a compression index of 0.40 and a natural void ratio of 1.30. A planned building loading will cause a 26.38 kPa stress increase at the middle of the clay layer. a. What amount of primary compression occurs in the clay for the indicated conditions? b. How much primary compression of the clay layer would result if the ground water table was at the ground surface? The specific gravity granular soil is 2.65. c. How much clay layer compression would occur if clay was an overconsolidated material, the past maximum pressure was 95.94 kPa and C,=0.10? The water table is very deep.

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SIT M. A 2.1 m layer of clay is buried beneath a 3 m stratum of very compact granular soil.
Compact sand underlies the clay. The layer of granular soil is composed of material
having a dry unit weight of 18.46 kN/m³. The clay dry unit weight is 16.52 kN/m³.
A laboratory compression test on a sample of the clay indicates a compression index
of 0.40 and a natural void ratio of 1.30. A planned building loading will cause a
26.38 kPa stress increase at the middle of the clay layer.
a. What amount of primary compression occurs in the clay for the indicated
conditions?
b. How much primary compression of the clay layer would result if the ground
water table was at the ground surface? The specific gravity granular soil is 2.65.
c. How much clay layer compression would occur if clay was an overconsolidated
material, the past maximum pressure was 95.94 kPa and C,=0.10? The water
table is very deep.
Transcribed Image Text:+ Compressibility of Soils SIT M. A 2.1 m layer of clay is buried beneath a 3 m stratum of very compact granular soil. Compact sand underlies the clay. The layer of granular soil is composed of material having a dry unit weight of 18.46 kN/m³. The clay dry unit weight is 16.52 kN/m³. A laboratory compression test on a sample of the clay indicates a compression index of 0.40 and a natural void ratio of 1.30. A planned building loading will cause a 26.38 kPa stress increase at the middle of the clay layer. a. What amount of primary compression occurs in the clay for the indicated conditions? b. How much primary compression of the clay layer would result if the ground water table was at the ground surface? The specific gravity granular soil is 2.65. c. How much clay layer compression would occur if clay was an overconsolidated material, the past maximum pressure was 95.94 kPa and C,=0.10? The water table is very deep.
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