Original GWT For the soil strata shown in figure, the water table is lowered by drainage by 2 m and if the top 2 m thick silty sand stratum remains saturated by capillary action even after lowering of water table, the increases in effective vertical S G. 4 Zone of capillary saturation 2 m after drainage GWT after drainage 10 m Silty sand Y sat = 22 kN/m³ pressure in kPa at mid-height of clay layer will be 7 m Clay = 19 kN/m³ Y sat

Original GWT For the soil strata shown in figure, the water table is lowered by drainage by 2 m and if the top 2 m thick silty sand stratum remains saturated by capillary action even after lowering of water table, the increases in effective vertical S G. 4 Zone of capillary saturation 2 m after drainage GWT after drainage 10 m Silty sand Y sat = 22 kN/m³ pressure in kPa at mid-height of clay layer will be 7 m Clay = 19 kN/m³ Y sat

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Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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