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Plot the consolidation settlement versus time for the clay layer.
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The thickness of the clay layer
The time
The final consolidation settlement
The coefficient of consolidation of the clay
Calculation:
Consider the unit weight of water
For the time
Calculate the maximum drainage path
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Calculate the time factor
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Take the value of average degree of consolidation
Calculate the final consolidation settlement
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Calculate the consolidation settlement for
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For the time
Calculate the time factor
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Take the value of average degree of consolidation
Calculate the final consolidation settlement
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Calculate the consolidation settlement for
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For the time
Calculate the time factor
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Take the value of average degree of consolidation
Calculate the final consolidation settlement
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Calculate the consolidation settlement for
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For the time
Calculate the time factor
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Take the value of
Calculate the average degree of consolidation
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Calculate the consolidation settlement for
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For the time
Calculate the time factor
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Take the value of
Take the value of
Calculate the value of
Calculate the average degree of consolidation
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Calculate the consolidation settlement for
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For the time
Calculate the time factor
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Take the value of
Take the value of
Calculate the value of
Calculate the average degree of consolidation
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Calculate the consolidation settlement for
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Show the values of time and consolidation settlement as in Table 1.
Time (months) | Consolidation settlement |
3 | 11.60 |
6 | 34.10 |
12 | 94.60 |
18 | 136.95 |
36 | 195.58 |
60 | 214.30 |
Table 1
Refer to Table 1.
Sketch the plot between consolidation settlement and time as in Figure 1.
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