Figure 2 shows the soil profile for the top 9 m at a site, where the water table is at a depth of 5 m below the ground level. The top 3 m consists of dry silty gravel with a unit weight of 17.9 kN/m³. The next 6 m consists of sand where the unit weights above and below the water table are 17.0 kN/m³ and 19.5 kN/m³, respectively. Determine the total stress, pore water pressure and effective stress at point A, B, C and D in the soil profile. GL Silty gravel 2 m Sand 4 m Figure 2: Soil profile
Figure 2 shows the soil profile for the top 9 m at a site, where the water table is at a depth of 5 m below the ground level. The top 3 m consists of dry silty gravel with a unit weight of 17.9 kN/m³. The next 6 m consists of sand where the unit weights above and below the water table are 17.0 kN/m³ and 19.5 kN/m³, respectively. Determine the total stress, pore water pressure and effective stress at point A, B, C and D in the soil profile. GL Silty gravel 2 m Sand 4 m Figure 2: Soil profile
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Transcribed Image Text:Figure 2 shows the soil profile for the top 9 m at a site, where the water table is at a depth of 5 m below the ground
level. The top 3 m consists of dry silty gravel with a unit weight of 17.9 kN/m³. The next 6 m consists of sand
where the unit weights above and below the water table are 17.0 kN/m³ and 19.5 kN/m³, respectively. Determine
the total stress, pore water pressure and effective stress at point A, B, C and D in the soil profile.
GL
Silty gravel
2 m
Sand
4 m
Figure 2: Soil profile
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