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onsider the soil profile shown in Figure 1.4: How high should the groundwater table rise/drop so that the effective stress at C is 130 kN/m2?

Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

5th Edition

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Author:Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan

Publisher:Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan

Chapter5: Soil Compaction

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 5.13P

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Consider the soil profile shown in
Figure 1.4: How high should the
groundwater table rise/drop so that
the effective stress at C is 130 kN/m2?

Transcribed Image Text:Given: Dry sand Consider the soil profile shown in Figure 1.4: How high should the groundwater table rise/drop so that the effective stress at C is 130 kN/m2? 4m G =2,66 Saturated sand e0.48 G=2.67 5 mt Clay Figure 1.4 © Cengage Learning 2014

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