Question: Q . 2 - ( 2 0 P . ) Laboratory consolidation tests were conducted on a specimen collected from the middle of the clay

Q.2-(20P.) Laboratory consolidation tests were conducted on a specimen collected from the middle of the clay layer. Calculate the settlement in the field caused by primary consolidation for a surcharge of 50kNm2 applied at the ground surface.
\table[[No,Pressure (kNm2),Void ratio (e)],[1,41,1,10],[2,55,1,09],[3,70,1,08],[4,85,1,06],[5,100,1,03]]
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Q . 2 - ( 2 0 P . ) Laboratory consolidation

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