How long will it take to achieve 50% consolidation for a 6ft clay layer in double drainage conditions? The coefficient of consolidation for the clay is 3.16 x 10^-3 in^2/min? Percent Primary Consolidation, U% 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0 0.1 0.612 years 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 Time Factor, T FIGURE 7-17 Time factor as a function of percentage of consolidation (Teng, 1962). 0.6 0.7 U(%) 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 95 99 99.9 100 0.8 Tv 0.0077 0.0314 0.0707 0.126 0.196 0.286 0.403 0.567 0.848 1.13 1.78 2.71 Infinity 0.9 1.0

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FIGURE 7-17 Time factor as a function of percentage of consolidation (Teng, 1962).
0.612 years
2.11 years
0.153 years
8.46 years
Transcribed Image Text:FIGURE 7-17 Time factor as a function of percentage of consolidation (Teng, 1962). 0.612 years 2.11 years 0.153 years 8.46 years
How long will it take to achieve 50% consolidation for a 6ft clay layer in double drainage conditions? The coefficient of consolidation for the clay is
3.16 x 10^-3 in^2/min?
Percent Primary Consolidation, U%
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0.1
0.612 years
2.11 years
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Time Factor, T
FIGURE 7-17 Time factor as a function of percentage of consolidation (Teng, 1962).
0.6
0.7
U(%)
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
95
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99.9
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T,
0.0077
0.0314
0.0707
0.126
0.196
0.286
0.403
0.567
0.848
1.13
1.78
2.71
Infinity
0.9
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Transcribed Image Text:How long will it take to achieve 50% consolidation for a 6ft clay layer in double drainage conditions? The coefficient of consolidation for the clay is 3.16 x 10^-3 in^2/min? Percent Primary Consolidation, U% 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0 0.1 0.612 years 2.11 years 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 Time Factor, T FIGURE 7-17 Time factor as a function of percentage of consolidation (Teng, 1962). 0.6 0.7 U(%) 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 95 99 99.9 100 0.8 T, 0.0077 0.0314 0.0707 0.126 0.196 0.286 0.403 0.567 0.848 1.13 1.78 2.71 Infinity 0.9 1.0
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