Question

A 300 kN point load is applied to a soil profile that consists of 7 meters of sand (γt = 19 kN/m3 ) above 4 meters of clay (γt = 17.5kN/m3 ) with the groundwater table at a depth of 5 meters. The clay has an OCR = 1.6, an initial void ratio of 0.86, a Cc=0.64 and a Cr=0.12. The sand has a Cc = 0.35 and an initial void ratio of 0.68. Calculate the overall settlement of the profile due to the application of the point load.

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