A layer of soil profile consists of 3.6m upper layer of sand having a saturated unit weight of 18.88 kN/m3 and a lower clay layer 16m deep waith saturated unit weight of 17.31kN/m3. The clayayer has a void ratio of 1.27. The sand layer has a liquidity index of 64.5% and moisture content of 40%. Plastic limit is 20%. Water is located at the ground surface. A tank 12 m high is located at the ground and contains oil with density of 0.81. A. Determine the effective vertical stress at the mid height of clay layer. B. Determine the consolidation settlement of the clay layer. C. Determine the maximum depth that the cylinder be buried so that the settlement will be minimum.

A layer of soil profile consists of 3.6m upper layer of sand having a saturated unit weight of 18.88 kN/m3 and a lower clay layer 16m deep waith saturated unit weight of 17.31kN/m3. The clayayer has a void ratio of 1.27. The sand layer has a liquidity index of 64.5% and moisture content of 40%. Plastic limit is 20%. Water is located at the ground surface. A tank 12 m high is located at the ground and contains oil with density of 0.81. A. Determine the effective vertical stress at the mid height of clay layer. B. Determine the consolidation settlement of the clay layer. C. Determine the maximum depth that the cylinder be buried so that the settlement will be minimum.

Principles of Foundation Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter2: Geotechnical Properties Of Soil

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