Problem 1: A soil profile is shown in the figure. A uniformly distributed load of 4b kPa is applied at the ground surface. Given: H₁ = 3.ba m; H₂ = 4.dc m; and H3 = 6.ab m. The details of the soil layers are: *Sand: y = 17.ad kN/m³; Ysat = 18.bc kN/m³ *Clay: Ysat = 19.ca kN/m³; LL = 4d %; e = 0.5b; Cs= (1/5) Cc Determine the settlement (in mm.) of the clay layer caused by primary consolidation settlement if: a. The clay is normally consolidated. b. The preconsolidation pressure is 1lab kPa. The preconsolidation pressure is 15d kPa. C. Ag ↓ ↓ Sand Clay IFICA Cengage Leaming 2014
Problem 1: A soil profile is shown in the figure. A uniformly distributed load of 4b kPa is applied at the ground surface. Given: H₁ = 3.ba m; H₂ = 4.dc m; and H3 = 6.ab m. The details of the soil layers are: *Sand: y = 17.ad kN/m³; Ysat = 18.bc kN/m³ *Clay: Ysat = 19.ca kN/m³; LL = 4d %; e = 0.5b; Cs= (1/5) Cc Determine the settlement (in mm.) of the clay layer caused by primary consolidation settlement if: a. The clay is normally consolidated. b. The preconsolidation pressure is 1lab kPa. The preconsolidation pressure is 15d kPa. C. Ag ↓ ↓ Sand Clay IFICA Cengage Leaming 2014
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![Problem 1: A soil profile is shown in the figure. A uniformly distributed load of 4b kPa is applied
at the ground surface. Given: H₁ = 3.ba m; H₂ = 4.dc m; and H3 = 6.ab m. The details of the
soil layers are:
*Sand: yd = 17.ad kN/m³; Ysat = 18.bc kN/m³
*Clay: Ysat = 19.ca kN/m³; LL = 4d%; e = 0.5b; Cs = (1/5) Cc
Determine the settlement (in mm.) of the clay layer caused by primary consolidation
settlement if:
a.
The clay is normally consolidated.
b.
The preconsolidation pressure is 1lab kPa.
The preconsolidation pressure is 15d kPa.
C.
Ag
↓
↓
Sand Clay
IFICA
ⒸCengage Leaming 2014](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F4a7325f0-d3a7-4350-9231-58f14d47d5e6%2Fb2b3938e-8655-40c7-861a-264dfbb70600%2F67982ag_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Problem 1: A soil profile is shown in the figure. A uniformly distributed load of 4b kPa is applied
at the ground surface. Given: H₁ = 3.ba m; H₂ = 4.dc m; and H3 = 6.ab m. The details of the
soil layers are:
*Sand: yd = 17.ad kN/m³; Ysat = 18.bc kN/m³
*Clay: Ysat = 19.ca kN/m³; LL = 4d%; e = 0.5b; Cs = (1/5) Cc
Determine the settlement (in mm.) of the clay layer caused by primary consolidation
settlement if:
a.
The clay is normally consolidated.
b.
The preconsolidation pressure is 1lab kPa.
The preconsolidation pressure is 15d kPa.
C.
Ag
↓
↓
Sand Clay
IFICA
ⒸCengage Leaming 2014
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