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A foundation plan of 1m2m is shown on the right-hand side. Answer the following questions.
Using Newmark (1935) and Fadum (1948)'s solution for stress distribution within the soil mass beneath the corner of a rectangular foundation with dimensions BL, due to a uniformly distributed load p=150kNm2, calculate the average vertical stress increment z' at the midpoint of the clay layer, resulting from the net stress increase of p carried by the footing. The influence value Iz(m,n) is expressed by the following equation and depicted in the chart below, where
Net stress increase p=150kNm2
Footing size 1m2m
Sand t=16.5kNm3
Groundwater table
Sand sat=17.5kNm3
Water w=9.8kNm3
Normally consolidated clay sat=16kNm3
e0=0.8
Cc=0.32
B=m*z,L=n*z at depth z beneath the plane of the uniform load.
Iz=12(mnm2+n2+12m2+n2+2(m2+1)(n2+1)+sin-1(mnm2+12n2+12))
Note that the vertical stress beneath the foundation at point O and depth z is determined by the principle of superposition, illustrated as follows.
z'p=Iz(B1z,L1z)+Iz(B2z,L1z)+Iz(B1z,L2z)+Iz(B2z,L2z)
Ignoring the elastic settlement in the sand layer and assuming that z' taken at the middle of the clay layer is the representative value, estimate the settlment of the foundation due to the primary consolidation of a 2.5 m thick, normally consolidated clay layer located at 3 m below the ground surface, with the groundwater table 0.5 m above the clay layer.
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