Question: 8 . 1 2 A 1 . 0 m square, 0 . 5 m deep footing carries a downward service load of 2 0 0

8.12 A 1.0m square, 0.5m deep footing carries a downward service load of 200kN. It is underlain by an overconsolidated clay with the following engineering properties: Cc=0.20,Cr=0.05,e0=0.7,OCR=8 and =15.0kNm3 above the groundwater table and 16.0kNm3 below. The groundwater table is at a depth of 1.0m below the ground surface. Determine the total settlement of this footing.
8 . 1 2 A 1 . 0 m square, 0 . 5 m deep footing

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