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Question 4 ABmx 16 m surface loading of 100 kPa is applied on top of the soil profile as shown below. The coefficient of volume compressibility of the clay my-600 x 10-6 m2AN. Estimate the settlement at the centre of the loaded area. Note: AGH 16 m. q=100 kPa Impervious rock 8 m Clay 8m 2

8 m Values of 80 mm 96 mm O192 mm 384 mm 0.24 0.22 0.20 0.18 0.16 0.14 0.12 0.10 0.08 0.06 0.04 0.02 0 ma 0.01 0.5 Impervious rock (pressure) Nad X ---- 40 qxle Note: mn & n are interchangeable 0.1 2.0 1.8 1.6 Values of n = L/z ma 3.0 1.0 1.0 40.9 0.8 0.7 0.6- 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 m = 0.1 10