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Chapter 2, Problem 2.12P
(a)
To determine
Find the compression index
(b)
To determine
Find the void ratio at the increased pressure of
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1. The pressure versus void ratio data determined from a consolidation test on an undisturbed
clay specimen are as follows:
Applied
Pressure
(kPa)
20
40
80
160
320
640
1280
320
80
20
0
Void
Ratio
0.953
0.948
0.938
0.920
0.878
0.789
0.691
0.719
0.754
0.791
0.890
(a) Plot this pressure versus void ratio data on a semi-logarithmic graph.
(b) Determine the equations for the virgin compression curve and for the rebound curve for
unloading starting at 1,280 kPa.
(c) What are the corresponding compression and recompression indices for this soil?
(d) Estimate the stress to which this clay has been preconsolidated. (After A. Casagrande.)
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2. The following results were obtained from an oedometer test on a specimen
of saturated clay:
Pressure (kN/m?) 27
54
107 214 429 214 107 54
Void ratio
1.243 1.217 1.144 1.068 0.994 1.001 1.012 1.024
A layer of this clay 8m thick lies below a 4m depth of sand, the water table
being at the surface. The saturated unit weight for both soils is 19kN/m3. A
4m depth of fill of unit weight 21 kN/m3 is placed on the sand over an
extensive area. Determine the final settlement due to consolidation of the
clay.
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e -eo
1+e, o'y-o'vo
my
S =
i=l
A given saturated clay is known to have effective
strength parameters of c' = 10 kPa and = 28°.
A sample of this clay was brought to failure quickly
so that no dissipation of the pore water pressures
%3D
could occur. At failure it was known that o
KPa, o = 10 KPa and
= 20 kPa.
%3D
(a) Estimate the values of o, and oz at failure
(b) Use the Mohr circle to illustrate the effective
stress and total failure stress.
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