Given the following consolidation test, plot the e-log p relationship and determine if the clay layer in the field is normally consolidated or overconsolidated soil. Plot the field consolidation relationship, and determine the consolidation settlement of the clay layer due to the addition of distributed stress = 90 kPa Pressure (kPa) AH (mm) de AP 90 kPa 0.891 Yume- 15 AN 3m W. 54 0.253 0.025 0.866 107 0.507 0.050 0.841 Sand 5m 214 0.892 0.089 0.802 Clay Y- 173 KNim 429 1.551 0.154 0.737 20 m 858 2.392 0.238 0.653 1716 3.324 0.331 0.560 3432 4.263 0.424 0.467 100 3.520 0.350 0.541
Given the following consolidation test, plot the e-log p relationship and determine if the clay layer in the field is normally consolidated or overconsolidated soil. Plot the field consolidation relationship, and determine the consolidation settlement of the clay layer due to the addition of distributed stress = 90 kPa Pressure (kPa) AH (mm) de AP 90 kPa 0.891 Yume- 15 AN 3m W. 54 0.253 0.025 0.866 107 0.507 0.050 0.841 Sand 5m 214 0.892 0.089 0.802 Clay Y- 173 KNim 429 1.551 0.154 0.737 20 m 858 2.392 0.238 0.653 1716 3.324 0.331 0.560 3432 4.263 0.424 0.467 100 3.520 0.350 0.541
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Transcribed Image Text:Given the following consolidation test, plot the e-log p relationship and determine if the clay layer in the field is normally
consolidated or overconsolidated soil. Plot the field consolidation relationship, and determine the consolidation settlement of
the clay layer due to the addition of distributed stress = 90 kPa
Pressure (kPa)
AH (mm)
Ae
AP= 90 kPa
GS.
0.891
Yund- 15 kN/m
W.
3 m
54
0.253
0.025
0.866
Sand
5 m
107
0.507
0.050
0.841
214
0.892
0.089
0.802
Clay
Yey- 17.3 kN/m
429
1.551
0.154
0.737
20 m
858
2.392
0.238
0.653
-0.891
1716
3.324
0.331
0.560
3432
4.263
0.424
0.467
100
3.520
0.350
0.541
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