ground surfaceYa-15.6 kNmYsaF16.6 kNhm34 mV water tableClay5 mYou=17,8 kN/ A granular soil deposit is 4 m. thick and underlying it is a clay having athickness of 5 m. There is a water table at the interface of the soil and theclay. Unit weight of sand is 15.6 kN/m and saturated unit weight of clay is17.8 kN/m.O What is the effective stress at the bottom of the clay?O If the water table rises to the level of the soil surface, what is the effectivestress at the bottom of the clay?O f the water is 3 m. above the soil surface, what is the effective stress at thebottom of the clay?

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ground surface
Ya-15.6 kNm
YsaF16.6 kNhm3
4 m
V water table
Clay
5 m
You=17,8 kN/

A granular soil deposit is 4 m. thick and underlying it is a clay having a
thickness of 5 m. There is a water table at the interface of the soil and the
clay. Unit weight of sand is 15.6 kN/m and saturated unit weight of clay is
17.8 kN/m.
O What is the effective stress at the bottom of the clay?
O If the water table rises to the level of the soil surface, what is the effective
stress at the bottom of the clay?
O f the water is 3 m. above the soil surface, what is the effective stress at the
bottom of the clay?

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