Principles of Foundation Engineering, SI Edition
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Find the time taken for 50% consolidation for a clay layer.
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Q1: A clay specimen was tested in a laboratory consolidation device, which was 12.7 mm thick and the top & bottom boundaries were drained. A 50% consolidation time on the specimen was obtained as 28.4 minutes, Determine the Following: a- The time for 50% consolidation in the field with a 2.5 m thickness where ‘only the top layer is drained. b- The time for 90% consolidation in the field with a 2.5 m thickness where only the top layer is drained. c- For the same field condition above, find the settlement after 1year, if the final consolidation settlement = 0.0345 m.
A laboratory sample of clay 2 cm thick took 15 min to attain 60 percent consolidation under a double
drainage condition.
a. What time will be required to attain the same degree of consolidation for a clay layer 3 m thick
under the foundation of a building for a similar loading and drainage condition?
b. How long (in days) will it take in the field for 30% primary consolidation to occur?
3- The time for 65% consolidation of a 1.12-inch clay specimen (drained at top and bottom) in the laboratory is 12
minutes. How long will it take (in days) for a 15-ft-thick clay layer in the field to undergo 35% consolidation
under the same pressure increment? In the field, there is a rock layer at the bottom of the clay.
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Principles of Foundation Engineering, SI Edition
Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.1PCh. 2 - Prob. 2.2PCh. 2 - Prob. 2.3PCh. 2 - Prob. 2.4PCh. 2 - Prob. 2.5PCh. 2 - Prob. 2.6PCh. 2 - Prob. 2.7PCh. 2 - Prob. 2.8PCh. 2 - Prob. 2.9PCh. 2 - Prob. 2.10P
Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.11PCh. 2 - Prob. 2.12PCh. 2 - Prob. 2.13PCh. 2 - Prob. 2.14PCh. 2 - Prob. 2.15PCh. 2 - For a normally consolidated soil, the following is...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.17PCh. 2 - Prob. 2.18PCh. 2 - Prob. 2.19PCh. 2 - Prob. 2.20PCh. 2 - Prob. 2.21PCh. 2 - Prob. 2.22PCh. 2 - Prob. 2.23PCh. 2 - Prob. 2.24PCh. 2 - Prob. 2.25PCh. 2 - Prob. 2.26PCh. 2 - Prob. 2.27P
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