Question

Soil Mechanics Lectures -2014-2015- Third year Student Example: For the soil Profile shown find the final consolidation settlement? El. -2 El. -2.9 ysilt = 18.22 kN/m3 El. -3.3 m2 eo = 1.83 ef = 1.4 1.5348 10-3 KN yclay = 16.34 m3 Ce = 1.0955 my KN

Answer 1

Note: water level is not clearly mentioned in the question so it's taken as the dotted line shown in the given question and is 0.9 m below the ground

mid of clay layper, before be Hive comolidation at comolidation = Aő, o 1822x (5 -4 + 8-22-4-8) x 4 + (16-34-4-8x 165 = 30.5365 kroim2 soy 1.83-104 1.0955 ei pe 199(82) 100 (30.5363) G2 82 = 12 %5 kNime 109 ( 30.5365) 30.5365 ) = 0.3425 3 OH= Setle mont = mux HX OG * 1.5348* 33 *( 30-5365-12.365) 210-3 92.03X10 92.03 mm