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Foundation Engineering Settlement Calculations

Consolidation sample problems

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Foundation Engineering Settlement Calculations

Consolidation sample problems

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Professional Course Specialized 2 (Foundation Engineering) - Learning Activity 2

SITUATION 1. A rigid square footing with 1.5 m sides is constructed on unsaturated clay layer.
The load on the footing is 190 kN. If Es = 7000 kPa and μ = 0.23, compute its immediate
settlement.

SITUATION 2. For a normally consolidated clay layer, the following are given:

Thickness = 3 m
Void ratio = 0.75
Liquid limit = 42
Gs = 2.72
Average effective stress on the clay layer = 110 kN/m2
How much consolidation settlement would the clay undergo if the average effective
stress on the clay layer is increased to 155 kN/m 2 as the result of the construction of a
foundation. Use Rendon-Herreo to estimate the value of the compression index.

SITUATION 3. Referring to Situation 2. Assume that the clay layer is preconsolidated, Pc = 130
kPa, and Cs = ⅕Cc. Estimate the primary consolidation settlement.

SITUATION 4. A normally consolidated clay layer has the following properties:


Soil layer thickness: 5 m
Initial void ratio, e o = 0.6
Compression index, Cc = 0.20
Average effective pressure, Po = 100 kPa
Expected pressure increase, ΔP = 50 kPa
Secondary compression index, Ca = 0.02
Time for the completion of primary settlement: 2 years

What is the total settlement of the clay layer ‘t’ years after the completion of primary
consolidation settlement? t = 5

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