Q4- Results shown in table below were obtained from an Odometer test on specimen of saturated clay. A layer of this clay 1.9 m thick lies below a 2.0 m depth of sand, the water table being at the surface. The saturated unit weight of both soils is 18.8 kN/m³. A 2.5 m depth of fill ( 4 x 6 m in size) has a unit weight of 20.8 kN/m³ is placed on the sand surface. Determine the final settlement due to consolidation of clay.

Q4- Results shown in table below were obtained from an Odometer test on specimen of saturated clay. A layer of this clay 1.9 m thick lies below a 2.0 m depth of sand, the water table being at the surface. The saturated unit weight of both soils is 18.8 kN/m³. A 2.5 m depth of fill ( 4 x 6 m in size) has a unit weight of 20.8 kN/m³ is placed on the sand surface. Determine the final settlement due to consolidation of clay.

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