Q1:the water table in certain area is depth 4m below the surface todepth 12m .the soil consist of the fine sand having an average void ratioo.7 above the water table the sand have an average of degree of saturated50% calculate the effective stress on horizontal plane at depth 10 mbelow the ground surface .what will be increase in the effective stress ifthe soil get saturated by up capillary to high 1lm above the water table„the specific gravity is 2.65.Q2:the clay stratum 8m thick is located at depth of 6m from theground surface the natural moisture content of clay is 56 % andGs is 2.75 the soil stratum between the ground surface and theclay consist of fine sand .the water table is located at depth of2m below the ground surface the submerged the unit weight offine sand is 10.5 kn/m3 and the moist unit weight above thewater table is 18.68 kn/m3 .calculate the effective stress at thecenter of clay.Q3: Find h ?if the effective stress at bottom =149.5 kn/m2,Sand ,Gs=2.75,3mn=0.4,S=20%,Y:=16.94 kn/m3Clay ,Gs=2.8, E3D0.65,hYsa=20.51 kn/m3

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Q1:the water table in certain area is depth 4m below the surface to depth 12m .the soil consist of the fine sand having an average void ratio 0.7 above the water table the sand have an average of degree of saturated 50% calculate the effective stress on horizontal plane at depth 10 m below the ground surface .what will be increase in the effective stress if the soil get saturated by up capillary to high 1lm above the water table „the specific gravity is 2.65.

Q1:the water table in certain area is depth 4m below the surface to depth 12m .the soil consist of the fine sand having an average void ratio 0.7 above the water table the sand have an average of degree of saturated 50% calculate the effective stress on horizontal plane at depth 10 m below the ground surface .what will be increase in the effective stress if the soil get saturated by up capillary to high 1lm above the water table „the specific gravity is 2.65.

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Q1:the water table in certain area is depth 4m below the surface to
depth 12m .the soil consist of the fine sand having an average void ratio
o.7 above the water table the sand have an average of degree of saturated
50% calculate the effective stress on horizontal plane at depth 10 m
below the ground surface .what will be increase in the effective stress if
the soil get saturated by up capillary to high 1lm above the water table
„the specific gravity is 2.65.
Q2:the clay stratum 8m thick is located at depth of 6m from the
ground surface the natural moisture content of clay is 56 % and
Gs is 2.75 the soil stratum between the ground surface and the
clay consist of fine sand .the water table is located at depth of
2m below the ground surface the submerged the unit weight of
fine sand is 10.5 kn/m3 and the moist unit weight above the
water table is 18.68 kn/m3 .calculate the effective stress at the
center of clay.
Q3: Find h ?if the effective stress at bottom =149.5 kn/m2,
Sand ,Gs=2.75,
3m
n=0.4,S=20%,
Y:=16.94 kn/m3
Clay ,Gs=2.8, E3D0.65,
h
Ysa=20.51 kn/m3

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