Question: The results obtained from an oedometer test on a sample of clay are given in Table 3 below: Table 3 table [ [

The results obtained from an oedometer test on a sample of clay are given in Table 3 below:
Table 3
\table[[\sigma _(v)(kPa),160,200,320,640,480,320],[Void ratio e,1.138,1.089,0.983,0.830,0.842,0.857]]
a) Plot a graph of the void ratio against the logarithm of the vertical effective stress. Indicate the one-dimensional normal compression line on the graph.
b) Calculate the pre-consolidation pressure and determine the slopes of the one-dimensional normal compression and unloading/reloading lines.
c) A 15 m thick layer of the clay from parts a) and b) lies below a layer of sand of 15 m depth from the ground surface. The water table is at the ground surface. The saturated unit weight of both soil layers is 20 kN/m3. A new office building will be constructed at this site. The building will have a raft foundation which will increase the vertical effective stress in the clay layer by 45 kPa throughout its depth. A soil sample with an initial height of 20mm was taken from the mid-depth of the clay layer and was tested in the oedometer apparatus; the results obtained are given in Table 3. Assuming the unit weight of water is equal to 10kN/m3, determine the final settlement due to the consolidation of the clay.
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