Teat No. 1 Foundation and Earth Retaining Structure (1.5 hour) A bridge pier will be constructed to carry a total vertical load of 3000 KN. The site is consisting of a 2.0 m thick sand layer underlain by 26.0 m thick clay layers, Clay | and Clay Il. Basic properties of the soil are given in TABLE Q1 ‘Select appropriate foundation type (through a short study) and provide sketch of the foundation you selected. Consider the following aspects when you perform the short study: i. Total settlement of foundation Consolidation of clay layers c 8 \sa Hi. Load tanefer mechanism i oe 8 20m Sand eer A ain 140m Clay! & a 120m Clay Ih . Dense Sand FIGURE QtSoil Sand Clay | Clay i TABLE Q1 { ‘Summary of soil property Void Unit Weight Coefficient of Ratio, (kNim') 2 Compressibiliy, Ce 160 - - 18.5 (saturated) 0.70 0.20 19.5 (saturated) 0.50 0.15 tai Undrained cohesion, x (kN?) 50 100 Friction Angle, ¢ 30