A deposit of Swedish clay is 11 m thick, on the average, and apparently drained on the

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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 tests. A settlement analysis based on consolidation tests predicted an ultimate consolidation settlement under the applied load in the field to be 0.95 m.
(a) How long would it take for settlements of 40 and 70 cm to occur?
(b) How much settlement would you expect to occur in 3 yr? 8 yr? 35 yr?
(c) How long will it take for the ultimate settlement of 0.95 m to occur?
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An Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering

ISBN: 978-0132496346

2nd edition

Authors: Robert D. Holtz, William D. Kovacs, Thomas C. Sheahan

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