The soil profile shown consists of dry sand (5-m thick) which overlies a layer of clay (8-m thick). Ground water table is located at the interface of the sand and clay. The effective stress at the bottom of the clay layer was determined. If the water taable rises to the top of the ground surface, what is the change in effective stress (kpa) at the bottom of the clay layer? For sand layer: Void Ratio= 0.83 SG= 2.68 Degree of Saturation= 0.78 For claylayer: Void Ratio= 0.89 SG=2.88

The soil profile shown consists of dry sand (5-m thick) which overlies a layer of clay (8-m thick). Ground water table is located at the interface of the sand and clay. The effective stress at the bottom of the clay layer was determined. If the water taable rises to the top of the ground surface, what is the change in effective stress (kpa) at the bottom of the clay layer? For sand layer: Void Ratio= 0.83 SG= 2.68 Degree of Saturation= 0.78 For claylayer: Void Ratio= 0.89 SG=2.88

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