Civil Engineering Practice • Geotechnical Engineering
Effective Stress & Consolidation
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Worked: stress at depth
Water table at 5 ft; γ = 120 pcf above it, γ_sat = 125 pcf below. At 20 ft: σ = 5 × 120 + 15 × 125 = 2,475 psf, u = 15 × 62.4 = 936 psf, σ′ = 1,539 psf.
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