Question: [ 2 0 points ] You have been assigned as a staff geotechnical engineer for a project described below. The site is approximately 2 .

[20 points] You have been assigned as a staff geotechnical engineer for a project described below. The site is approximately 2.5 acres in size. Currently, the site is being used as a parking lot. The planned new development for the site will add 6ft of fill (SP or SM) to the top of the site (i.e., from the top of existing pavement). The existing pavement and base course material will be removed and replaced with this fill. The unit weight for this material, when properly compacted to 98% of ASTM D1557, will be 117 pcf.
You have been provided with the following soil information:
Boring B-1(see Figure 7.3).
1D Consolidation Test Results for the CL layer from a UD Sample taken at a depth of 17.5ft(see Figure 7.1).
ID Consolidation Test Results for the CL Layer from a UD Sample taken at a depth of 37.5ft(see Figure 7.2).
Soil Unit Weights summarized in Wible 5.
Calculate the total consolidation settlement in the CL layers due to the addition of the 6ft of fill.
Table 5. Summary of Soil Unit Weights from Boring B-1.
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