19 kN/m³) is placed over a 4. A 3-m-thick wide fill (y soil profile consisting of 6 m of plastic clay (y = 16 kN/m³, e, = 1.7, C, = 1.2, ơ,lơo = 1.4, C,IC. of organic silt (y = 16 kN/m³, e, = 1.2, C. = 0.8, o,lơ, = 1.0, C,/C, = 0.1, and Ca/C. = 0.06) over dense sand. The water table is at the surface of the plastic clay. Compute the settlement resulting from: (a) primary consolidation of the plas- tic clay, and (b) consolidation of organic silt after 30 years assuming that primary consolidation is completed in 7 years. %3D 0.15) over 10 m %3D %3D %3D Ans. 153 cm; 112 cm.
19 kN/m³) is placed over a 4. A 3-m-thick wide fill (y soil profile consisting of 6 m of plastic clay (y = 16 kN/m³, e, = 1.7, C, = 1.2, ơ,lơo = 1.4, C,IC. of organic silt (y = 16 kN/m³, e, = 1.2, C. = 0.8, o,lơ, = 1.0, C,/C, = 0.1, and Ca/C. = 0.06) over dense sand. The water table is at the surface of the plastic clay. Compute the settlement resulting from: (a) primary consolidation of the plas- tic clay, and (b) consolidation of organic silt after 30 years assuming that primary consolidation is completed in 7 years. %3D 0.15) over 10 m %3D %3D %3D Ans. 153 cm; 112 cm.
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Transcribed Image Text:4. A 3-m-thick wide fill (y
soil profile consisting of 6 m of plastic clay (y = 16 kN/m³,
1.7, C. = 1.2, olo
19 kN/m³) is placed over a
%3D
%3D
e, =
of organic silt (y 16 kN/m³, e, =
1.0, C,IC. = 0.1, and Ca/C.
water table is at the surface of the plastic clay. Compute the
settlement resulting from: (a) primary consolidation of the plas-
tic clay, and (b) consolidation of organic silt after 30 years
assuming that primary consolidation is completed in 7 years.
1.4, C,/C. = 0.15) over 10 m
1.2, C. = 0.8, ol
0.06) over dense sand. The
%3D
%3D
%3D
Ans. 153 cm; 112 cm.
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