The arrangement of soil layers are as shown below. Lower layer of sand is under artesian pressure. If effective stress at top of clay layer is half of the effective stress at top of lower layer of sand, then amount by which piezometric head in lower layer of sand rises above water table is: 4 m y= 17 kN/m 3 m Sand y = 20 kN/m³ [1m y= 21 kN/m' 6 m Clay 4 m Sand y= 20 kN/m

The arrangement of soil layers are as shown below. Lower layer of sand is under artesian pressure. If effective stress at top of clay layer is half of the effective stress at top of lower layer of sand, then amount by which piezometric head in lower layer of sand rises above water table is: 4 m y= 17 kN/m 3 m Sand y = 20 kN/m³ [1m y= 21 kN/m' 6 m Clay 4 m Sand y= 20 kN/m

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