For soil profile shown in Figure below. If the clay is normally consolidated, a) Estimate the consolidation settlement under the 5 m diameter circular footing, and comment on the result. b) How long will it take for 25 mm of consolidation settlement (in months)? P = 5000 kN y = 17 kN/m³ Y'sat = Sand 19 kN/m³ Clay Ysat = 20 kN/m³ Ce = 0.32, eo = 0.8 C = 2.6 m²year-¹ Bed rock W.T 6 m u 9
For soil profile shown in Figure below. If the clay is normally consolidated, a) Estimate the consolidation settlement under the 5 m diameter circular footing, and comment on the result. b) How long will it take for 25 mm of consolidation settlement (in months)? P = 5000 kN y = 17 kN/m³ Y'sat = Sand 19 kN/m³ Clay Ysat = 20 kN/m³ Ce = 0.32, eo = 0.8 C = 2.6 m²year-¹ Bed rock W.T 6 m u 9
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Transcribed Image Text:For soil profile shown in Figure below. If the clay is normally consolidated,
a) Estimate the consolidation settlement under the 5 m diameter circular footing, and comment
on the result.
b) How long will it take for 25 mm of consolidation settlement (in months)?
P = 5000 kN
y = 17 kN/m³
Ysat
Sand
19 kN/m³
=
Clay
Ysat = 20 kN/m³
Cc = 0.32, e = 0.8
Cv
C₂ = 2.6 m² year-1
Bed rock
W.T
E
6 m
6 m
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