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

A 1.0 m square, 0.5 m deep footing carries a downward service load of 200 kN. It is underlain by an over-consolidated clay with the following engineering properties: Cc=0.20, Cr =0.05, e0=0.7, OCR =8 and g=15.0 kN/m3 above the groundwater table and 16.0 kN/m3 below. The groundwater table is at a depth of 1.0 m below the ground surface. Determine the total settlement of this footing.

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