A laboratory consolidation test was performed on a specimen from the middle of the clay layer...
A laboratory consolidation test was performed on a specimen from the middle of the clay layer shown below, with the test results tabulated below. Determine pc, OCR, Cr field, and Ce field; include plots and supporting calculations. Pay attention to the units of stress ks Q-50 kips/ft 0.25 0.8869 0.5 0.8848 10.8768 2 0.8637 4 0.8364 80.7767 16 0.6796 80.6857 4 0.6948 2 0.7070 10.7212 0.7161 0.7079 0.6970 16 0.6600 0.5331 64 0.3766 B- 10 ft Sand oat-120 PC 10...
A laboratory consolidation test was performed on a specimen from the middle of the clay layer shown below, with the test results tabulated below. Determine pc, OCR, Cr field, and Ce field; include plots and supporting calculations. Pay attention to the units of stress ks Q-50 kips/ft 0.25 0.8869 0.5 0.8848 10.8768 2 0.8637 4 0.8364 80.7767 16 0.6796 80.6857 4 0.6948 2 0.7070 10.7212 0.7161 0.7079 0.6970 16 0.6600 0.5331 64 0.3766 B- 10 ft Sand oat-120 PC 10...
Problem 2 (course objective # 3, and 7): A laboratory consolidation test was performed on a specimen from the middle of the clay layer shown below, with the test results tabulated below. Determine pe, OCR, Cr field, and Ce field; include plots and supporting calculations. Pay attention to the units of stress. Q = 50 kips/ft 0.25 0.8869 0.5 0.8848 1 0.8768 2 0.8637 4 0.8364 0.7767 16 0.6796 8 0.6857 0.6948 2 0.7070 B= 10 ft-' Sand 7m =...
9. (10 points) A consolidation test performed on a sample from -depth of the clay layer results the following: initial void ratio = 0.6-e coefficient of re-compression = 0.025-Cr coefficient of compression 0.224 C preconsolidation stress 3000 psf. coefficient of consolidation = 0.065 ft2/day a) Calculate the primary consolidation setlement of the clay layer due to the proposed fill. b) Find the time it takes to complete 90% of the estimated primary consolidation settlement. a) Proposed fill y 120 lbt...