Question: * * * * * Please use the values given and solve the question * * * ( b ) For the oedometer test show

***** Please use the values given and solve the question***(
b) For the oedometer test show on Figure 2(NB X-axis is plotted on a log scale) determine:
(i) the preconsolidation stress (Pp),
(ii) the overconsolidation ratio (OCR)
(iii) the compression index (Cc),
(iv) The recompression index (Cr)
To determine Cc or Cr you can use the following expression for strain () :
=C**1+e0log10[v0+vv0]
where:
C** is either Cc or Cr as appropriate
e0= initial void ratio =1.776
vo'= initial vertical effective stress
v'= change in vertical effective stress
Onsy clay has unit weight =16.5kNm3 and water table is at 0.5m
Figure 2- Oedometer test
(50%)
* * * * * Please use the values given and solve

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