Question: Effective Stress ( 2 0 points ) Consider the site shown below. For the three scenarios described below, plot the distribution of total stresses, pore

Effective Stress (20 points)
Consider the site shown below.
For the three scenarios described below, plot the distribution of total stresses, pore pressures, and effective stresses with depth (z) form the ground surface up to a depth of 25 m :
a Assuming hydrostatic conditions
b When a piezometer installed at the top of the gravelly sand layer indicates that the water inside it rises to 1 m below the ground surface
c At time =0-, time =0+, and six month after a developer adds a fill of sand on top of the clean sand to raise the ground surface elevation. The added fill is 4 m in thickness, and it has a total unit weight of 16kNm3. Assume consolidation takes place immediately in the silt.
Effective Stress ( 2 0 points ) Consider the site

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