Given the soil profile and the following thickness of soil layers, H1 = 10 m, H2 = 5m, H3 = 8m. Plot the variation of o, u, and o' with depth. G, =2.60 S= 53% w = 26% dry unit weight= 14.4 kN/m3 H1 B. Zone of capillary rise G =2.63; e = 0.5 Degree of saturation = S=45% H2 %3D C. Groundwater table w 0.39 (moisture content) G, = 2.72 H3 Sand Saturated clay Rock

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Given the soil profile and the following thickness of soil layers, H1 = 10 m, H2 = 5m, H3 = 8m.
Plot the variation of o, u, and o' with depth.
%D
A
G, =2.60
S = 53%
w = 26%
dry unit weight 14.4 kN/m3
B.
Zone of capillary rise
G = 2.63; e = 0.5
Degree of saturation S = 45%
H2
C.
%3D
Groundwater table
w = 0.39 (moisture content)
G, = 2.72
H3
Sand
Saturated clay
Rock
Transcribed Image Text:Given the soil profile and the following thickness of soil layers, H1 = 10 m, H2 = 5m, H3 = 8m. Plot the variation of o, u, and o' with depth. %D A G, =2.60 S = 53% w = 26% dry unit weight 14.4 kN/m3 B. Zone of capillary rise G = 2.63; e = 0.5 Degree of saturation S = 45% H2 C. %3D Groundwater table w = 0.39 (moisture content) G, = 2.72 H3 Sand Saturated clay Rock
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