7.2 The following results were obtained from an oedometer test on a specimen of saturated clay: Pressure (kN/m2) Void ra
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7.2 The following results were obtained from an oedometer test on a specimen of saturated clay: Pressure (kN/m2) Void ra
7.2 The following results were obtained from an oedometer test on a specimen of saturated clay: Pressure (kN/m2) Void ratio 27 54 107 214 429 214 107 54 1.243 1.217 1.144 1.068 0.994 1.001 1.012 1.024 A layer of this clay 8m thick lies below a 4m depth of sand, the water table being at the surface. The saturated unit weight for both soils is 19kN/m? A 4m depth of fill of unit weight 21kN/m2 is placed on the sand over an extensive area. Determine the final settlement due to consolidation of the clay. If the fill were to 1974, 1978, 1983, 1987, 1992, 1997, 2004 R.F.Craig, Spon Press Problems 275 be removed some time after the completion of consolidation, what heave would eventually take place due to swelling of the clay?
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