Problem # 2 Following are the results of a laboratory consolidation test on a sample of undis- turbed clay obtained from the field. Pressure, a' (kg/cm³) Final height of specimen (cm) 2.540 0.5 2.519 1.0 2.5 2.0 2.428 4.0 2.322 8.0 2.206 16.0 2.09 The height of the specimen at the beginning of the test was 25.4 mm, and the diame- ter was 63.5 mm. The moist specimen weighed 140 g and the water content was determined to be 19%. Estimate the compression index and the preconsolidation pressure from the e-log ơ' curve. Given: G, = 2.7. O Cengage Learning 2014

Problem # 2 Following are the results of a laboratory consolidation test on a sample of undis- turbed clay obtained from the field. Pressure, a' (kg/cm³) Final height of specimen (cm) 2.540 0.5 2.519 1.0 2.5 2.0 2.428 4.0 2.322 8.0 2.206 16.0 2.09 The height of the specimen at the beginning of the test was 25.4 mm, and the diame- ter was 63.5 mm. The moist specimen weighed 140 g and the water content was determined to be 19%. Estimate the compression index and the preconsolidation pressure from the e-log ơ' curve. Given: G, = 2.7. O Cengage Learning 2014

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Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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