Construction of a new building founded on a clayey soil was completed in January 2010. In January 2014, the average consolidation settlement of the foundation in clay was recorded as 10 mm. The ultimate consolidation settlement was estimated in design as 40 mm. Considering double drainage to occur at the clayey soil site. The expected consolidations settlement in January 2019 (in mm, round off to the nearest integer) will be

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Construction of a new building founded
on a clayey soil was completed in
January 2010. In January 2014, the
average consolidation settlement of the
foundation in clay was recorded as 10
mm.
The
ultimate
consolidation
settlement was estimated in design as 40
mm. Considering double drainage to
occur at the clayey soil site. The
expected consolidations settlement in
January 2019 (in mm, round off to the
nearest integer) will be
Transcribed Image Text:Construction of a new building founded on a clayey soil was completed in January 2010. In January 2014, the average consolidation settlement of the foundation in clay was recorded as 10 mm. The ultimate consolidation settlement was estimated in design as 40 mm. Considering double drainage to occur at the clayey soil site. The expected consolidations settlement in January 2019 (in mm, round off to the nearest integer) will be
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