A new retail store is being planned for a site that contains 20 feet of soft clay underlain by impermeable bedrock. The coefficient of consolidation for the clay is 0.25 ft /day. The groundwater table is at the ground surface. Ten feet of sandy fill with a total unit weight of 120 pcf is placed at the site as a working platform for construction. Determine the excess pore pressure at a depth of 5 feet above the bedrock three years after the fill is placed. 3.

A new retail store is being planned for a site that contains 20 feet of soft clay underlain by impermeable bedrock. The coefficient of consolidation for the clay is 0.25 ft /day. The groundwater table is at the ground surface. Ten feet of sandy fill with a total unit weight of 120 pcf is placed at the site as a working platform for construction. Determine the excess pore pressure at a depth of 5 feet above the bedrock three years after the fill is placed. 3.

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Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

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