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    This document contains solutions to exercises on soil mechanics topics like settlement, consolidation, and coefficient of consolidation. Exercise 1.1 involves determining immediate settlement of a rectangle footing on clay. Exercise 1.9 calculates the rise in water pressure and coefficient of consolidation from given soil properties and load/time parameters. Exercise 1.10 addresses calculating consolidation time for different layer thicknesses in the lab versus field. The exercises cover essential concepts in soil mechanics like stress distribution, compressibility, consolidation, and coefficient of consolidation.

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    This document contains solutions to exercises on soil mechanics topics like settlement, consolidation, and coefficient of consolidation. Exercise 1.1 involves determining immediate settlement of a rectangle footing on clay. Exercise 1.9 calculates the rise in water pressure and coefficient of consolidation from given soil properties and load/time parameters. Exercise 1.10 addresses calculating consolidation time for different layer thicknesses in the lab versus field. The exercises cover essential concepts in soil mechanics like stress distribution, compressibility, consolidation, and coefficient of consolidation.

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    Soil Mechanics II

    TUTORIAL: CHAPTER 1
    Exercise 1.1: Immediate Settlement
    Determine the immediate settlement of a rectangle footing 4 m X 6 m long embedded in a deep
    deposit of homogeneous clay.
    Exercise 1.1: Solution
    Exercise 1.1: Solution
    Exercise 1.2: Elastic compression of cohesive
    soils under flexible foundation
    Exercise 1.2: Solution
    Divide the plan area into a number of rectangles, so that the corners of the rectangles meet at
    point A.
    Exercise 1.3: Elastic compression of cohesive
    soils under flexible foundation
    A reinforced concrete foundation, of dimension 20 m X 40 m exerts a
    uniform pressure of 200 kPa on semi-infinite saturated soil layer (E =
    50 Mpa). Determine the value of immediate settlement under the
    foundation.
    Exercise 1.3: Solution
    Exercise 1.4: Sc on NCC
    Exercise 1.4: Solution
    Exercise 1.4: Solution
    Exercise 1.5: Sc on OCC
    1.4
    Exercise 1.5: Solution

    1.4
    Exercise 1.5: Solution
    Exercise 1.6: Sc on lightly OCC

    1.4
    Exercise 1.6: Solution
    Exercise 1.6: Solution
    Exercise 1.7: Sc using mv
    Exercise 1.7: Solution

    Using Milovic’s and Tournier’s (1971) method for calculating the vertical stress increase at the middle of
    each sub-layer.
    Exercise 1.7: Solution
    Exercise 1.8: Solution
    Exercise 1.8: Solution
    1
    Step 1: Calculate the effective overburden
    0.95
    pressure in the middle of the soft clay layer.
    0.9 Step 2: Calculate the vertical stress increase
    on the middle of the clay layer caused by the
    0.85
    building load.
    Void Ratio

    0.8
    Step 3: Find the coefficient of compressibility
    0.75 Step 4: Calculate the primary consolidation
    0.7
    settlement.
    Step 5: Calculate the secondary compression
    0.65
    index.
    0.6 Step 6: Calculate the secondary consolidation
    40 400
    Vertical Stress (log)
    settlement.
    Exercise 1.9: Consolidation
    On the soil profile shown a surcharge load of 96kN/m2 is applied. Determine :
    A. how high the water will rise in the piezometer immediately after the application of load.
    B. after 104 days of the load application, h = 4m. Determine the coefficient of consolidation of the clay soil.
    Exercise 1.9: Solution

    𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑈 = 59%, 𝑇59 = 0.277

    𝐶𝑣 ∗ 104 ∗ 24 ∗ 60 ∗ 60
    0.277 =
    42
    𝐶𝑣 = 0.03𝑐𝑚3 /𝑠𝑒𝑐
    Exercise 1.10: Consolidation
    The time required for 50% consolidation of a 25mm thick clay layer (drained at both top and bottom) in the
    laboratory is 2 min 20 sec. How long (in days) will it take for 3 m thick clay layer of the same clay in the field
    under the same pressure increment to reach 50% consolidation? In the field is a rock layer at the bottom of
    the clay.
    Exercise 1.10: Solution
    Exercise 1.11: Consolidation
    Exercise 1.11: Solution
    Exercise 1.11: Solution
    Exercise 1.12: Consolidation
    Exercise 1.12: Solution

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