Question: Please answer a , b & c 1 3 . 2 0 A 1 5 m thick normally consolidated clay layer is shown in Figure

Please answer a,b & c
13.20 A 15m thick normally consolidated clay layer is shown in Figure 13.63. The liquid
limit and plastic limit of the soil are 39 and 20, respectively.
Figure 13.63
An illustration has a horizontal rectangular block, which is divided in to three blocks
horizontally. The first horizontal block at the top is filled with tiny dots represents dry
sand, gamma equals 16 kilo Newtons per meter cubed with vertical distance of 3
meters. The second horizontal block in the middle represents the clay layer,
gamma_sat equals 20.5 kilo newtons per meter cubed; LL equals 39; P L equals 20,
which has a vertical distance of 15 meters. The dry sand layer and the clay layer are
separated by a dashed line representing the groundwater table. The third horizontal
block at the bottom filled with small irregular particles represents the rock layer.
Part a
The effective stress at a depth of 11m below the ground surface, sigma' =
kNm2
(Express your answer with one decimal place)
The undrained shear strength using Eq.(13.53), Cu(vst)=
(Express your answer with one decimal place)
Part b
Using Eq.(13.72), the correction factor, lambda =
(Express your answer with three decimal places)
Using Eq.(13.71), the design value of the undrained shear strength, Cu(design)=
kNm2
(Express your answer with one decimal place)
Part c
Using Eq.(13.54), the new undrained cohesion (shear strength), Cu(ocr)=
Please answer a , b & c 1 3 . 2 0 A 1 5 m thick

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