Foundation Design: Principles and Practices (3rd Edition)

3rd Edition

ISBN: 9780133411898

Author: Donald P. Coduto, William A. Kitch, Man-chu Ronald Yeung

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 4, Problem 4.2QPP

How would you go about determining the location of the groundwater table in the design soil profile? Recall that this is not necessarily the same as the groundwater table that was present when the borings were made.

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