Question: For the soil profile shown below, the total settlement due to the lowering of the groundwater table was computed to be 4 . 6 inches.

For the soil profile shown below, the total settlement due to the lowering of the groundwater table was computed to be 4.6 inches. It has been several years after the groundwater table was lowered and consolidation is complete. Now the upper 30 ft of the soil profile is to be excavated to create underground parking for a mid-rise building. How much will the base of the excavation heave due to removal of the soil? If the total mass of the structure being constructed is \(65\%\) of the mass of the soil removed, what will be the net settlement or heave of the structure?
For the soil profile shown below, the total

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