Question: What would be the settlement of the same structure in Problem 8.21 if the over-consolidation ratio of the clay were 1.0 and 'vo + v

What would be the settlement of the same structure in Problem 8.21 if the over-consolidation ratio of the clay were 1.0 and σ'vo + Δσv = 305 kPa at the mid-depth of the clay layer? Show your work and assumptions on the e versus log s curve of Problem 8.20.

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