Question: Specimen height is 2 5 . 4 m m , w n = 3 2 . 5 % , d = 1 . 4 5

Specimen height is 25.4mm,wn=32.5%,d=1.45Mgm3. Sample is from a depth of -11.5m.
8.19 At the site where the sample of Problem 8.18 was taken; the soil profile consists of about 6.5m of sand and rubble fill and then 9.1m of clay. The water table is about 1.8m below the ground surface. Average densities of the sand and rubble fill are 1.45Mgm3 above the water table and 1.70Mgm3 below the water table. Estimate the consolidation settlement if the average stress increase in the compressible layer is (a)50kPa, (b)100kPa, and (c)250kPa. Use both Eq.(8.19)[or Eq.(8.17)] and your percent compression plot from Problem 8.18, and compare the results. Comments?
Specimen height is 2 5 . 4 m m , w n = 3 2 . 5 %

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