4.5 meters of clay underlain by 4.5 meters of sand. Water table is 3 meters from the ground level. Capillary action is expected to occur. Calculate the effective stresses at the end of the capillary zone, at the end of the water table, at the clay-sand interface and at the bottom of the soil layer. Pertinent soil properties follow: Clay: e = 1.01. Gs = 2.721, Average saturation at the capillary zone = 50%, C = 30 mm2 and D10 = 1/75 mm Sand: water content of 32.4723% Void ratio: Assume logical 4 significant figure value.
Outline the computational procedure of computing the effective stress considering capillary action. Each step in the outline must have at least 2 sentences for explanation. Within this outline, construct effective stress for the soil strata that herein is described:
4.5 meters of clay underlain by 4.5 meters of sand. Water table is 3 meters from the ground level. Capillary action is expected to occur. Calculate the effective stresses at the end of the capillary zone, at the end of the water table, at the clay-sand interface and at the bottom of the soil layer. Pertinent soil properties follow:
Clay: e = 1.01. Gs = 2.721, Average saturation at the capillary zone = 50%, C = 30 mm2 and D10 = 1/75 mm
Sand: water content of 32.4723%
Void ratio: Assume logical 4 significant figure value.
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