10.21 A footing has a size of 2 X 2 m which imposes 150 kPa to the soil profile as shown in Figure 10.27. Determine the consolidation settlement at the middle of the clay layer. considering 2:1 pressure distribution and consider variation of pressure along the soil profile.
Problem 2. [2596] Figure 2 shows a soil profile. The uniformly distributed load on the ground surface is (1) Estimate the primary consolidation settlement of the clay layer due to the application of Ap. (2) If the clay layer is preconsolidated and the average preconsolidation pressure is 80 kPa, what will be the expected primary consolidation settlement if the recompression index is C 0.2 x Cc? p 87 kPa 1 m Dry Sand Sand: Saturated Sand Dry Unit weight: 14.6...
Problem 7 The soil profile at a site consists of a top 4 m layer of dense sand followed by 2 m of clay, which is underlain by a stiff stratum. The water table is at 2 m below the ground level. The following data was obtained from a consolidation test on an undisturbed sample obtained from the middle of the clay layer: water content 5 36%, specific gravity of the clay grains = 2.72, compression index = 0.72, recompression...
Please, show step by step and clearly. problem 9.17, (Use 3 equally divided sub-layers for the 15 m clay layer). thanks please, resolve question 9.17 (Use 3 equally divided sub-layers for the 15 m clay layer) 9.16 The soil profile and the loading condition are given in the followin n) figure. Total new footing stress including the foundation at z 2 is 400 kN/m2. The soil profile has a rather thick clay layer (15 so that the layer should be...
A 2-m thick of compacted soil of unit weight 20 kN/m3 will be placed on the top of the ground surface. Δσ y 14.0 kN/m3 3.0 m Sand Y 17.5 kN/m3 2.0 m 3.0m A Soft clay y= 13.5 kN/m3 6.0 m Medium clay y=15.0 kN/m3 B 4.0 m Bedrock a) Before placing the compacted soil, what are the overconsolidation ratios (OCR) for point A and B? b) When placing the compacted soil, what external load Ag would be? c)...
Q8 An oil tank, 20 m in diameter, is to be built on a site where the soil profile consists of 4 m of dense gravel overlying 3 m of clay overlying rigid impermeable rock, and the water table is 1 m below the soil surface. If the tank applies a uniform pressure of 100 kPa to the surface of the soil calculate the differential settlement between the centre and perimeter of the tank after 1 year and after many...
Question 2 (40% of the total credit) For the rigid strip footing shown in Figure Q2, bearing capacity failure is t determine the breadth of footing B if the factor of safety agains 3. i. Consider that for both sand and clay Poisson's ratio is 0.33 an Do you think there is a settlement MPa. Calculate the immediate settlement for the footing. problem for this footing if the 3-D consolidation settlement is 10 mm? Discuss yo ur answer. net Pa-...
(a) Determine and draw the lateral pressure distribution (active hydrostatic) acting on the smooth wall shown in Figure 2. The water table is at the interface of the soil layers. (8 marks) Soil 1: c'0 kPa, ' 32 y 16 kN/m 2 m 4 m Soil 2: c'-5 kPa, 30° Yet20 kN/m3 Figure 2 (b) In Figure 3 below, the L-shaped area carries a 200 kN/m2 uniform load. Determine the vertical stress increase due to the loading at a depth...
Two undisturbed clay samples were taken from the middle of the overconsolidated and normally consolidated clay layers in the soil profile shown. The water table is at the top of the overconsolidated clay layer. Consolidation tests were carried out on the two samples and the results are summarized in the table below. Assume that the bulk, dry, and saturated unit weights of the sand are 16 kN/m3, 16 kN/m3 and 19 kN/m3, respectively. The specific gravity of the clay soil...
The ground profile of a construction site consists of a 3 m thick layer of sand followed by a 2 m thick layer of clay lying on impervious bedrock. The water table is at a depth of 2 m below the ground surface. The sand has a dry unit weight of 16 kN/m3 and a saturated unit weight of 18 kN/m3. The capillary rise in the sand is 0.5 m. The clay has a bulk unit weight of 19 kN/m3....
1. (25 points) The soil profile at a site consists of a layer of fine sand 5 m thick above a layer of clay 4 m thick. Below the clay is a layer of impermeable rock. The groundwater table was observed at 2 m below ground level. The unit weight of the sand above and below the water table is 20 KN/m'. The water content of the clay is 25% and its dry unit weight is 15 KN/m'. The compression...