i) The total stress at the depth of 30 meters from the ground surface is: j) The neutral stress directly below the depth of 20 meters from the ground surface is k) The effective stress directly below the depth of 20 meters from the ground surface is
i) The total stress at the depth of 30 meters from the ground surface is: j) The neutral stress directly below the depth of 20 meters from the ground surface is k) The effective stress directly below the depth of 20 meters from the ground surface is
Chapter2: Loads On Structures
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Answer the ff: continuation
i) The total stress at the depth of 30 meters from the ground surface is:
j) The neutral stress directly below the depth of 20 meters from the ground surface is
k) The effective stress directly below the depth of 20 meters from the ground surface is:
l) What is the unit weight of the fully saturated clay
m) What is the unit weight of the dry clay layer?
n) The total stress at a depth of 20 meters from the ground surface is:
o) The effective stress at the depth of 30 meters from the ground surface is:

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Refer to the following figure: dry sand is H1= 15 m, dry clay H2 = 5 m, zone of capillary rise
(clay) H3 = 10 m, and fully saturated clay H4 = 20 m.
A
H1
sand
e = 45%
Gs sand
2.67
H2
clay
e = 95%
zone of capillary rise
H3
e = 65%
S= 25%
D
Gs clay = 2.70
w = 0.43
H4
fully saturated clay
E
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