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Transcribed Image Text:Problem-6
Consider the below soil profile. A uniformly distributed load is 50 kPa is applied at the ground surface. Assume Cs = 1/5 Cc.
Determine the settlement of the clay layer caused by primary consolidation if:
i. The clay is normally consolidated.
дребокра
gm
6m
gm
↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓
Sand
D = 16 kN/m²
Sand
8 sat = 1815kN/m²
Clay
Ysat = 19 kN/m²
e=0.95
LL = 50%
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