assume a buried stratum of clay 1.83 m thick will be subjected to a stress increase of 33.6 kpa at the center of clay. the magnitude of the pre-construction soil overburden pressure is 48 kpa at the center of the clay layer. a laboratory compressiontest indicates that the clay has a pre-consolidation pressure of 72 kpa. compression index is 0.3 and the value of swell index is 0.05. the void ratio of clay is 1.5.compute the settlement due to primary compression of clay.

assume a buried stratum of clay 1.83 m thick will be subjected to a stress increase of 33.6 kpa at the center of clay. the magnitude of the pre-construction soil overburden pressure is 48 kpa at the center of the clay layer. a laboratory compressiontest indicates that the clay has a pre-consolidation pressure of 72 kpa. compression index is 0.3 and the value of swell index is 0.05. the void ratio of clay is 1.5.compute the settlement due to primary compression of clay.