A conventional laboratory consolidation test on a 25 mm thick sample gave a time for 90% consolidation
Question:
A conventional laboratory consolidation test on a 25 mm thick sample gave a time for 90% consolidation equal to 9.5 min. Compute cv in cm2/s, m2/s, and ft2/d.
Fantastic news! We've Found the answer you've been seeking!
Step by Step Answer:
Answer rating: 66% (12 reviews)
Eq 95 T c v t H 2 dr c v TH 2 dr t Assume doublelayer drainage H dr 2...View the full answer
Answered By
Charles Okinda
students should give all the instructions concerning the challenge that they face. they will get an immediate response because I am always online.
4.90+
753+ Reviews
1481+ Question Solved
Related Book For
An Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering
ISBN: 978-0132496346
2nd edition
Authors: Robert D. Holtz, William D. Kovacs, Thomas C. Sheahan
Question Posted:
Students also viewed these Mechanics questions
-
For a laboratory consolidation test on a 25-mm-thick clay specimen (drained on both ends), the following data were obtained: e ' (kN/m2) 0.85..................125 0.71..................250 If the...
-
In a laboratory consolidation test on a representative sample of cohesive soil, the original height of a doubly-drained sample was 25.4 mm. Based on the log time versus dial reading data, the time...
-
A test of 9 micro-size radar detectors included laboratory evaluation as well as the warning distance provided under various driving conditions. The following data represent over-the-hill trap...
-
Eric Ishton, a manager of the Plate Division for the Stone Ware Manufacturing company, has the opportunity to expand the division by investing in additional machinery costing $430,000. He would...
-
A more involved version of Prob. 3.90 is the elbow-shaped tube in Fig. P3.92, with constant cross-sectional area A and diameter D
-
Below is a project WBS with cost apportioned by percents. If the total project cost is estimated to be $600,000, what are the estimated costs for the following deliverables? a. Design? b....
-
Draw the energy line and the hydraulic grade line for the flow of Problem 3.90. Problem 3.90 Water flows from a large tank as shown in Fig. P3.90. Atmospheric pressure is \(14.5 \mathrm{psia}\), and...
-
Englert Hospital began using standards to evaluate its Admissions Department. The standard was broken into two types of admissions as follows: Standard Time to Complete Type of Admission Admission...
-
If we list all the natural (integer) numbers below 10 that are multiples of 3 or 5, we get 3, 5, 6 and 9. The sum of these multiples is 23. Write a program in the language of your choice to calculate...
-
A storage tank contains a liquid at depth y where y = 0 when the tank is half full. Liquid is withdrawn at a constant flow rate Q to meet demands. The contents are resupplied at a sinusoidal rate 3Q...
-
A deposit of Swedish clay is 11 m thick, on the average, and apparently drained on the bottom. The coefficient of consolidation for the clay was estimated to be 1.7 x 10-4 cm2/s from laboratory...
-
Do you think it makes sense for a firm to base its mission statement on the type of product it produces? For example, would it be good for a division that produces electric motors to have as its...
-
What labels - extensive (0) or intensive (1) can be attached to the following properties: (a) m. (b) v. (c) p. (d) T, (e) . (f) KE. (g) ke. (h) m. (i) V?
-
Write name of all the materialistic belongings of all the required fields of mathematics.
-
Imagine you are given a metal cylinder and asked to determine whether it is made of gold, lead, copper, or iron. The densities of these materials are as follows. Material Density (g/cm) Gold Lead...
-
4) Label the angle 0 in relation to mg on the diagram to the right: mg X T mg 5) Given T -f mg sin 0 = 0, N mg cos 0 = 0, f = N, solve for T in terms of MK, m, g, 0: X
-
What is the output of the C program shown below when the user enters the following data as input? 30 20-10 5 -15 #include int main(void) { int a, b, x=0, y=0; for (a=1; a
-
Choose one type of evidence discussed in this course: DNA evidence CDS evidence Bloodstain pattern evidence Document evidence Then: Describe how the item of evidence would be presented in a criminal...
-
Fill in the blank to correctly complete each sentence. For the arithmetic sequence having a 1 = 10 and d = -2, the term a 3 = ________.
-
Juarez worked for Westarz Homes at construction sites for five years. Bever was a superintendent at construction sites, supervising subcontractors and moving trash from sites to landfills. He...
-
An increase in discharge through the spillway in Problem 8.10.2 to 45 m3/sec will increase the spillway outlet depth to 0. 25 m. Select an adequate USBR stilling basin and deten11ine the sequent...
-
A gravity dam is depicted in Figure P8.3.1. lf a force ratio against sliding of 1.3 is required, is the 33-m-high dam safe? Assume the coefficient of friction between the dam base and the foundation...
-
A gravity dam is depicted in Figure P8.3.1. A force ratio of 2.0 against overturning is required. Determine whether the dam is safe if the water level rises to the top of the 33-m-high dam during a...
-
A 9 Loan amount Annual interest rate Number of years until maturity Annual payment amount B $300,000.00 Date Graded Worksheet 7% 4 On January 1, 2024, a company borrows cash from a local bank by...
-
As we have seen in this course, virtually every generation has felt that the existing threat to its privacy was unprecedented in nature. That said, the sheer capacity to collect metadata which exists...
-
In 1982 the inflation rate hit 16%. Suppose that the average cost of a textbook in 1982 was $20. What was the expected cost in the year 2017 if we project this rate of inflation on the cost? (Assume...
Study smarter with the SolutionInn App