Q7- For the soil profile and loading condition shown in figure. The final settlement of the clay layer is found to be (60mm) due to the application of the (1 m) fill. Find: a) The unit weight of the fill, if the void ratio at the end of the consolidation is (0.5). b) If a pizometer was inserted at point (A) in the clay layer, find the reading of the pizometer (hp) after (22 months) from the application of the fill. 2 m 2 m 6 m Fill, Yfill, Hfill = 1 ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Sand Y = 17 kN/m³ 7 Sand Y = 20 kN/m³ Clay, NCC Cc = 0.2 Cy= 0.5 m²/yr Y = 21 kN/m³ Sand 1.5 m Y = 20 kN/m³ A Pizometer
Q7- For the soil profile and loading condition shown in figure. The final settlement of the clay layer is found to be (60mm) due to the application of the (1 m) fill. Find: a) The unit weight of the fill, if the void ratio at the end of the consolidation is (0.5). b) If a pizometer was inserted at point (A) in the clay layer, find the reading of the pizometer (hp) after (22 months) from the application of the fill. 2 m 2 m 6 m Fill, Yfill, Hfill = 1 ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Sand Y = 17 kN/m³ 7 Sand Y = 20 kN/m³ Clay, NCC Cc = 0.2 Cy= 0.5 m²/yr Y = 21 kN/m³ Sand 1.5 m Y = 20 kN/m³ A Pizometer
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Transcribed Image Text:Q7- For the soil profile and loading condition shown in figure. The final settlement of
the clay layer is found to be (60mm) due to the application of the (1 m) fill. Find:
a) The unit weight of the fill, if the void ratio at the end of the consolidation
is (0.5).
b) If a pizometer was inserted at point (A) in the clay layer, find the reading of
the pizometer (hp) after (22 months) from the application of the fill.
2 m
2 m
6 m
Fill, Yfill, Hfill = 1
↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓
Sand
Y = 17 kN/m³
7
Sand
Y = 20 kN/m³
Clay, NCC
Cc = 0.2
Cy= 0.5 m²/yr
Y = 21 kN/m³
Sand
1.5 m
Y = 20 kN/m³
A
Pizometer
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