Following are the results of a laboratory consolidation test on a soil specimen obtained from the field. Dry mass of specimen = 134 grams, height of specimen at the beginning of the test = 2.5410 cm, Gs = 2.6645, and area of the specimen = 31.3345 cm?. Final Height of Specimen at the end of consolidation (cm) Pressure, 6' (KN/m²) 2.5410 50 2.4765 100 2.4559 200 2.4287 400 2.3905
Following are the results of a laboratory consolidation test on a soil specimen obtained from the field. Dry mass of specimen = 134 grams, height of specimen at the beginning of the test = 2.5410 cm, Gs = 2.6645, and area of the specimen = 31.3345 cm?. Final Height of Specimen at the end of consolidation (cm) Pressure, 6' (KN/m²) 2.5410 50 2.4765 100 2.4559 200 2.4287 400 2.3905
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Following are the results of a laboratory consolidation test on a soil specimen obtained from the field.
Dry mass of specimen = 134 grams, height of specimen at the beginning of the test = 2.5410 cm, Gs =
2.6645, and area of the specimen = 31.3345 cm?.
Final Height of Specimen at the
end of consolidation (cm)
Pressure, 6' (KN/m²)
2.5410
2.4765
2.4559
50
100
200
2.4287
2.3905
2.3368
2.2109
400
800
1600
3200
2.1234
a) Make the necessary calculations and plot e vs log 6' curve.
b) Using Casagrade's method determine the pre-consolidation (6'c) pressure =
КРа.
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