The document contains multiple soil mechanics problems involving consolidation, consolidation testing, and settlement calculations. Key details include:
- Problem involves calculating time for 50% consolidation under single and double drainage for a 4m thick clay layer.
- Consolidation test data is given to compute compression index, preconsolidation pressure, and plot e-log σ'v curve.
- Calculation involves determining volume of water squeezed out during 8.5% consolidation strain of a 1m3 soil element.
- Settlement is calculated for a 20ft fill using consolidation test data from Point B of a soil profile.
- Determining if soil is overconsolidated or normally consolidated using preconsolidation stress from test data
The document contains multiple soil mechanics problems involving consolidation, consolidation testing, and settlement calculations. Key details include:
- Problem involves calculating time for 50% consolidation under single and double drainage for a 4m thick clay layer.
- Consolidation test data is given to compute compression index, preconsolidation pressure, and plot e-log σ'v curve.
- Calculation involves determining volume of water squeezed out during 8.5% consolidation strain of a 1m3 soil element.
- Settlement is calculated for a 20ft fill using consolidation test data from Point B of a soil profile.
- Determining if soil is overconsolidated or normally consolidated using preconsolidation stress from test data
The document contains multiple soil mechanics problems involving consolidation, consolidation testing, and settlement calculations. Key details include:
- Problem involves calculating time for 50% consolidation under single and double drainage for a 4m thick clay layer.
- Consolidation test data is given to compute compression index, preconsolidation pressure, and plot e-log σ'v curve.
- Calculation involves determining volume of water squeezed out during 8.5% consolidation strain of a 1m3 soil element.
- Settlement is calculated for a 20ft fill using consolidation test data from Point B of a soil profile.
- Determining if soil is overconsolidated or normally consolidated using preconsolidation stress from test data
The document contains multiple soil mechanics problems involving consolidation, consolidation testing, and settlement calculations. Key details include:
- Problem involves calculating time for 50% consolidation under single and double drainage for a 4m thick clay layer.
- Consolidation test data is given to compute compression index, preconsolidation pressure, and plot e-log σ'v curve.
- Calculation involves determining volume of water squeezed out during 8.5% consolidation strain of a 1m3 soil element.
- Settlement is calculated for a 20ft fill using consolidation test data from Point B of a soil profile.
- Determining if soil is overconsolidated or normally consolidated using preconsolidation stress from test data
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Khan
4.3 A structure is built on a clay layer 4.0 m thick. How long will it take to reach 50% of its ultimate settlement (a) under single drainage, (b) under double drainage? Plot the load-settlement curve for the first five years. cv = 2 x 10-4 cm2 sec. Salgado
6-7 The results of a consolidation test on a sample of clayey soil were as shown in Table 6-6. For this test, (a) draw the e-log v curve, (b) compute the compression index, and (c) find the preconsolidation pressure using the Casagrande procedure
10.6 A 1.00 m3 element of soil is located below the groundwater table. When a new compressive load was applied, this element consolidated, producing a vertical strain, z , of 8.5%. The horizontal strain was zero. Compute the volume of water squeezed out of this soil during consolidation and express your answer in liters.
Coduto
10.19 A certain site is underlain by the soil profile shown in Figure 10.22 with the groundwater table at the initial location. The groundwater table will remain at this location, but 20.0-ft deep fill with a unit weight of 119 lb/ft3 is to be placed. The only consolidation data available is from a test conducted on a sample from Point B.The test results are as follows: eo = 1.22, Cc = 0.31, Cr = 0.09, 'c = 3800 lb/ft2. Determine the ultimate consolidation settlement due to the weight of this proposed fill. Assume the sands are normally consolidated.
Coduto
10.10 Before the placement of any fill, a consolidation test was performed on a soil sample obtained from Point B in Figure 10.20. The measured preconsolidation stress was 88 kPa. Determine whether the soil is normally consolidated or overconsolidated, then compute the overconsolidation margin and overconsolidation ratio at Point B. Note: These computations are based on the initial conditions, and thus should not include the weight of the proposed fill.
Craig
4.5 A 10-m depth of sand overlies an 8-m layer of clay, below which is a further depth of sand. For the clay, mv =0.83 m2/MN and cv=4.4m2/year. The water table is at surface level but is to be lowered permanently by 4 m, the initial lowering taking place over a period of 40 weeks. Calculate the final settlement due to consolidation of the clay, assuming no change in the weight of the sand, and the settlement two years after the start of lowering.
Craig
4.6 An open clay layer is 6m thick, the value of cv being 1.0m2/year. The initial distribution of excess pore water pressure varies linearly from 60kPa at the top of the layer to zero at the bottom. Using the finite difference approximation of the one-dimensional consolidation equation, plot the isochrone after consolidation has been in progress for a period of three years, and from the isochrone determine the average degree of consolidation in the layer. Bowles
2-13. The accompanying data are given from a consolidation test. For the assigned load increment, (a) Plot dial reading versus log time and find t50.
(b) Plot dial reading versus , find t50, and compare to step (a). (c) Assuming two-way drainage and the initial sample height H = 20.00 mm, compute cv.
(d) Compute the secondary compression index c.
Note: On your plot clearly show where Values are obtained and/or any slopes. Show steps c and d directly on the dial reading versus log time plot.
10.6
An 8.5-m deep compacted fill is to be placed over the soil profile shown in Figure 10.21. Consolidation tests on the samples from points A and B produced the following results:
Sample A Sample B Cc 0.25 0.20 Cr 0.08 0.06 e0 0.66 0.45 c 101 kPa 510 kPa Compute the ultimate consolidation settlement due to the weight of this fill.
4.6 An 8 m depth of sand overlies a 6 m layer of clay, below which is an impermeable stratum (Figure 4.23); the water table is 2 m below the surface of sand. Over a period of one year, a 3-m depth of fill (unit weight 20 kN/m3) is to be placed on the surface over an extensive area. The saturated unit weight of the sand is 19 kN/m3 and that of the clay is 20 kN/m3; above the water table the unit weight of the sand is 17 kN/m3. For the clay, the relationship between void ratio and effective stress (units kPa) can be represented by the equation
= 0.88 0.32 ( ) 100
And the coefficient of consolidation is 1.26 m2/year
a Calculate the final settlement of the area due to consolidation of the clay and the settlement after a period of three years from the start of fill placement. b If a very thin layer of sand, freely draining, existed 1.5 m above the bottom of the clay layer (Figure 4.23(b)), what would be the values of the final and three-year settlements?
