A dilatometer test was conducted in a clay deposit. The groundwater table was located at a depth

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A dilatometer test was conducted in a clay deposit. The groundwater table was located at a depth of 3 m below the surface. At a depth of 8 m below the surface, the contact pressure (P0) was 280 kN/m2 and the expansion stress (p1) was 350 kN/m2. Determine the following:

a. Coefficient of at-rest earth pressure, Ko

b. Overconsolidation ratio, OCR

c. Modulus of elasticity, Es

Assume σ'o at a depth of 8 m to be 95 kN/m2 and µs = 0.35.

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Principles Of Foundation Engineering

ISBN: 9781337705028

9th Edition

Authors: Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan

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