Question: Given the soil profile and properties provided below, calculate the total settlement resulting from the compacted landfill after primary consolidation. Assume the landfill has achieved

Given the soil profile and properties provided below, calculate the total settlement resulting from
the compacted landfill after primary consolidation. Assume the landfill has achieved the minimum
required compaction (i.e.,90% of d,max) and the optimum water content. Do not derive the
effective stresses from the graph.
FIGURE 8.20b HKS testbook.
Onerburden and preconoclidation profiles a Swedish clays Kalix test site
(afler Holbz and Holm. 1979)
Given the soil profile and properties provided

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