A soil profile shown is subjected to a load of 48 kN/m? at the ground surface. The preconsolidation pressure of the clay Pc = 160 kPa. Determine the settlement of the clay layer caused by primary consolidation. Use Cs = 1/5 Cc.

Q: A normally consolidated clay in the field has the following properties: Compression index = 0.26…

A:

Q: . For a normally consolidated clay, the following were recorded; confining pressure= 03 = 140KPa and…

A:

Q: A 6 foot thick clay layer is determined to have the consolidation properties shown below. If the…

A: Consolidated settlement is the process by which the volume of soil is decreased by the removal of…

Q: A normally consolidated clay layer 3.38 m. thick has a void ratio of 1.07. Liquid limit is equal to…

A:

Q: A layer of normally consolidated, saturated silty clay of 1 m thickness is subjected to one…

A:

Q: 7. A specimen of soil was collected from a depth of 10 m in a deposit of clay. The ground water…

A:

Q: A normally consolidated clay layer of 4 m in thikness has overburden stress of 96.7 kPa and final…

A: step 1-

Q: A normally consolidated clay layer 5.18 m. thick has a void ratio of 1.08. Liquid limit is equal to…

A: Given data in question  Void ratio Depth Liquid limit Average stress Increase in stress To find out…

Q: A layer of normally consolidated, saturated silty clay of 1 m thickness is subjected to one…

A:

Q: 2.9 A normally consolidated clay has the following values. Void ratio, e k (cm/sec) 0.2 x 10 0.91 X…

A: void ratio and permeability of a soil medium can be related to each other as follows…

Q: A normally consolidated clay layer 3.24 m. thick has a void ratio of 1.09. Liquid limit is equal to…

A:

Q: a (kN/m?) 0.92 150 300 0.77 O Cingage Leaming 20

A: Coefficient of volume compressibility is defined as when a unit pressure is applied on the unit…

Q: When a clay's effective stress is increased by 12,000 kg/m, the change in the void ratio is 0.20. If…

A: Given: Change in effective stress '∆σ' =12000kg/m^2 =1.2kg/cm^2 Change in void ratio '∆e' = .2…

Q: 12. A stratum of clay 1.8 m thick below an incompressible soil will be subjected to a stress…

A: Given Data : Thickness of clay layer, Ho = 1.8 m Increased stress, ∆σ¯= 36 kPa Preconsolidated…

Q: Calculate the consolidated-undrained friction angle and the drained friction angle.

A: Consolidated undrained test

Q: For a normally consolidated insensitive clay 0_CD= 30°. Deviator stress at failure of the same soil…

A:

Q: The following data are given for normally consolidated clay: Thickness=2.6m Primary Cc=0.3…

A:

Q: The void ratio of a 4 m thick consolidated clay is 1.3. The compression index and coefficient of…

A: Given: Thickness of layer, Ho = 4 m Void ratio, e = 1.3 Compression index, CC = 0.6 Coefficient of…

Q: A consolidated-undrained test on a normally consolidate clay yield the following results: Confining…

A: For normally consolidated clay…

Q: A layer of normally consolidated, saturated silty clay of 1 m thickness is subjected to one…

A:

Q: A layer of soil is initially imposed with an effective normal stress of 120Kp and then an additional…

A: Given: Effective normal pressure = 120 kPa Additional stress = 180 kPa Depth of soil layer, H = 6.67…

Q: A normally consolidated clay layer 4.69 m. thick has a void ratio of 1.07. Liquid limit is equal to…

A:

Q: The void ratio of a 4 m thick consolidated clay is 1.3. The compression index and coefficient of…

A: Given: Thickness of layer, Ho = 4 m Void ratio, e = 1.3 Compression index, CC = 0.6 Coefficient of…

Q: Determine the following A. At the top layer what is the dry density B. Total stress @ point D C.…

A: At the top layer: γd = γwGs1+eγd = 9.81×2.691+0.7γd1 = 15.52 kN/m3 At point D: γsat = Gs+seγw1+eG =…

Q: A N.C. clay was found to have -26°. The soil was tested under different types of riaxial compression…

A: ##For Normally consolidated saturated clay having c=0 ## Calculation for  given parts of problem…

Q: A layer of normally consolidated, saturated silty clay of 1 m thickness is subjected to one…

A:

Q: A layer of normally consolidated, saturated silty clay of 1 m thickness is subjected to one…

A: Given   Thickness= 1 m  Pressure increment= 20 Kpa

Calculation of Settlement

The vertical displacement of the structural foundation due to the loading from the superstructure is known as settlement. It is due to the reduction of air voids present in the soil. The amount of vertical displacement depends on the bearing capacity of the soil on which the foundation is laid. The effect of the settlement depends on the magnitude of settlement, uniformity, and the structural design of the structure. The maximum allowable settlement for residential and office buildings should be less than 18 mm, for industrial buildings, it is 38 mm and for commercial buildings, it is 25 mm.