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If a uniform pressure of 120 kPa is applied at the surface of the soil, what would be the total final A soil layer at a site consisting of 6 m clay over bedrock? The water table is 1m below the surface. Laboratory tests on a sample of the clay taken from of 3.5m reveal the following properties for the soil: Unit weight: 19 kN/m Moisture content: 20% Compression index: 0.4 Recompression index: 0.1 consolidation pressure: 100 kPa Consolidation coefficient: 107 m/s Is the clay deposit normally consolidated or over-consolidated? settlement of the clay layer a long time after application of the load? Settlement calculations may be based on a one-point estimation using the soil conditions at a representative point located 3.5 m below the surface. What are the preconsolidation pressures and the void ratios of the soil at points 2 m, 3 m, 4 m, and 5 m below the ground level? Calculate the portion of the settlement that occurs 100 days after the application of the surcharge. How long, in days after applying the surcharge, would it take for the pore pressure at the representative point in this clay layer to reach 30 kPa? How long, in days after applying the surcharge, would it take for 90% of consolidation settlement to occur?