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A 10m thick clay deposit was preconsolidated using a 30kPa surcharge to increase its preconsolidation pressure to 45kPa. The surcharge was then removed and a 50kPa construction load was applied. The document provides soil properties and consolidation test results to calculate the settlements from each loading stage.

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Example 1.3

A 10m thick clay deposit was preconsolidated using a 30kPa surcharge to increase its preconsolidation pressure to 45kPa. The surcharge was then removed and a 50kPa construction load was applied. The document provides soil properties and consolidation test results to calculate the settlements from each loading stage.

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EXAMPLE 1.

3: In order to preconsolidate a lightly over consolidated clay


deposit of 10m thickness, a surcharge of 30KPa was put in sand bags. After
the clay layer was fully consolidated, the surcharge was removed. The
actual construction resulted in a surface loading of 50kPa. The in-situ
preconsolidation pressure was estimated equal to 45kPa. The water table is
at the ground surface. It was found that Cc = 0.69 and Cs =0.1Cc. From
disturbed samples collected from the clay it was found that the natural
water content wn = 51% and Gs = 2.7
a) Estimate the in-situ overconsolidated ratio
b) Calculate the settlement that occurs due to the surcharge load of 30kPa
c) Calculate the settlement after the 30kPa surcharge was removed
d) Calculate the settlement that occurred in the soil after the final
construction
e) Calculate the settlement that would have occurred under the construction
load of 50kPa if the 30kPa surcharge was not placed initially

Geotechnical Engineering II 1

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