1. A wide fill will apply a uniform pressure of 100 kN/m2 to the surface of a soil profile consisting of 3 m of weathered clay (y = e, = 1.2, C. = 0.5, o,/o, = 5, C,IC. 0.2) over 7 m of marine clay (y...


1. A wide fill will apply a uniform pressure of 100 kN/m2<br>to the surface of a soil profile consisting of 3 m of weathered<br>clay (y = e, = 1.2, C. = 0.5, o,/o, = 5, C,IC.<br>0.2) over 7 m of marine clay (y<br>C. = 1.5, o,lo, = 1.8, C,/Cc = 0.1) over 5 m of lacustrine<br>clay (y = 16.3 kN/m2, e, = 1.7, C. = 1.2, o,lo, = 1.0,<br>Ca/C. = 0.05) over granular till. The water table is 3 m below<br>ground surface. Compute settlement resulting from primary<br>consolidation of: (a) weathered clay and (b) marine clay. Com-<br>pute settlement resulting from consolidation of the lacustrine<br>clay after 50 years assuming that primary consolidation is com-<br>pleted in 14 years.<br>17.6 kN/m',<br>%3D<br>= 16.0 kN/m³, e, = 1.8,<br>1.7, С.<br>%3D<br>Ans. 7 cm; 53 cm; 68 cm.<br>

Extracted text: 1. A wide fill will apply a uniform pressure of 100 kN/m2 to the surface of a soil profile consisting of 3 m of weathered clay (y = e, = 1.2, C. = 0.5, o,/o, = 5, C,IC. 0.2) over 7 m of marine clay (y C. = 1.5, o,lo, = 1.8, C,/Cc = 0.1) over 5 m of lacustrine clay (y = 16.3 kN/m2, e, = 1.7, C. = 1.2, o,lo, = 1.0, Ca/C. = 0.05) over granular till. The water table is 3 m below ground surface. Compute settlement resulting from primary consolidation of: (a) weathered clay and (b) marine clay. Com- pute settlement resulting from consolidation of the lacustrine clay after 50 years assuming that primary consolidation is com- pleted in 14 years. 17.6 kN/m', %3D = 16.0 kN/m³, e, = 1.8, 1.7, С. %3D Ans. 7 cm; 53 cm; 68 cm.

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