Continued. A soil profile is shown below. The vertical stress increase at the middle of lean clay due to a new building on top is 600 psf. The preconsolidation stress is measured at 2,.000 psf. If the underground water table dropped to a depth of 10 ft, the settlement of the lean clay is most nearly_ (in inch). SM, Ym = 102 pcf 10 ft SM, Ysat = 110 pef Lean clay, Yaat = 118 pcf. 20 ft C. = 0.24, C, =Ce = 0.8, Ao' = 600 psf, C, = 3 x 10-4ft²/sec O 0.32 O 0.55 O 1.17 O 1.72
Continued. A soil profile is shown below. The vertical stress increase at the middle of lean clay due to a new building on top is 600 psf. The preconsolidation stress is measured at 2,.000 psf. If the underground water table dropped to a depth of 10 ft, the settlement of the lean clay is most nearly_ (in inch). SM, Ym = 102 pcf 10 ft SM, Ysat = 110 pef Lean clay, Yaat = 118 pcf. 20 ft C. = 0.24, C, =Ce = 0.8, Ao' = 600 psf, C, = 3 x 10-4ft²/sec O 0.32 O 0.55 O 1.17 O 1.72
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Transcribed Image Text:Continued. A soil profile is shown below. The vertical stress increase at the middle of lean clay due to a new building on top is 600 psf. The preconsolidation stress is measured at 2,000 psf. If the underground water table dropped to a depth of 10 ft, the settlement
of the lean clay is most nearly (in inch).
SM, Ym = 102 pcf
10 ft
SM, Ysat = 110 pcf
Lean clay, Ysat = 118 pcf.
20 ft
Ce = 0.24, C, =Ce, e = 0.8,
Ao' = 600 psf, C, = 3 x 10-4ft²/sec
O 0.32
O 0.55
O 1.17
O 1.72
Transcribed Image Text:A soil profile is shown below. The vertical stress increase at the middle of lean clay due to a new building on top is 600 psf. The preconsolidation stress is measured at 2,000 psf. The underground water is at the surafce. The settlement of the lean clay is most
nearly
(in inch).
SM, Ym = 102 pcf
10 ft
SM, Ysat = 110 pcf
Lean clay, Ysat = 118 pcf,
20 ft
1
Ce = 0.24, C, = Ce, e = 0.8,
6
Ao' = 600 psf , C, = 3 x 10-4 ft²/sec
O 1.05
O 1.20
O 1.35
O 1.45
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