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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 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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Problem Number 1: 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.
Transcribed Image Text:Problem Number 1: 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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