- Consider A 10 M Thick Clay Layer Shown In The Figure Below The Coefficient Of Consolidation For This Clay Was Measured 1 (192.87 KiB) Viewed 48 times
Consider a 10 m thick clay layer shown in the figure below. The coefficient of consolidation for this clay was measured to be 0.544 x 102 cm²/s. The clay layer settles 9 cm in 3.5 years. Load Sand DI 10 m Clay Bedrock (a) Compute the ultimate consolidation settlement. [Unit: cm) (5 marks) (b) Estimate how long it will take to settle to 90% of the ultimate settlement. [Unit: year] (5 marks) (C) Calculate the degree of consolidation at the top, middle, and bottom of the clay layer, when the consolidation time is 3.5 years. (6 marks) reaches 100%, (d) If the clay layer continues to settle after the average degree of consolidati what would be the main reason? (4 marks)