CIEN333 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING Quiz Elevation 205 m Yay=17.5 kN/m; w=20% Elevation 204 m Fill Y=18 kN/m Clayey soil; N

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Cien333 Geotechnical Engineering Quiz Elevation 205 M Yay 17 5 Kn M W 20 Elevation 204 M Fill Y 18 Kn M Clayey Soil N 1 (38.31 KiB) Viewed 19 times

CIEN333 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING Quiz Elevation 205 m Yay=17.5 kN/m; w=20% Elevation 204 m Fill Y=18 kN/m Clayey soil; NC; e=085; Cc-0.5 Elevation 200 m Gs=2.65; w=10%; e=0.8 Sandy soil Elevation 199 m The soil profile shown above represents a construction site for a large residential project. a) Find the anticipated settlement of the normally consolidated clay layer due to the fill layer. b) The design requires reduction of the effective stress at elevation 202 m by 30%. Determine : i) How much of the fill layer should be excavated and scraped off? ii) The settlement after the excavation/removal of the soil.