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Compressibility of Soil
IMMEDIATE
SETTLEMENT
Iftl
E x amp l e1 0 .1
(\ -1"s' 0t )
[,s-: :84.9kN/mr
[o sY
From Table10.1,for a circularrigid foundation,l,,: 0.79,so
Ir *nrslI
5)l-
s" : (84,9)(1 : 0.013-s
m : L3.5
mm r
7000-lto.zo)
B ,- , i
tiBL
( I { ) . 3 a)
\l rr
where B - width of foundation
L : length of foundation
For circular foundations,
8,,: B (10.3b)
where B : diameter of foundation.
Figure 10.3showsa foundation having an equivalentdiameter of 8,. located at
a depth Dlbelow the ground surface.Let the thicknessof the foundation be r and the
modulus of elasticity of the foundation material be Er. A rigid layer is located at a
depth ft below the bottom of the foundation. The modulus of elasticity of the com-
pressiblesoil layer can be given as
E,: E,,* kz. ( 10.4)
Chapter 10 Compressibility of Soil
t l
R +
AO
l l
t
I Y
/ '...
A
I
'
Y Y
"f"' '"'"
Ilt
Y
L
C o m p r e s s i b l seo i l l a y e r
I
F
I
It
I
I
I
v
' . ,: .
R i"'-"
gidlaycr
hlB,,= 0.2
., Eo
, -
kB,,
, - T ,
t r' . - 4 t
4 6 r) ( (10.6)
#t-)w
Similarly, the embedmcnt crtrrection facl.oris
Ir - I -
/u \ (10.7)
- 0 . 4 ) l r*, , 0 , , |
3.5 exp(t.22p",
Figures 10.-5
and 10.6showthc variations
ol /0,and 1r.exprcssedb y E q s .( 1 0 . 6a) n d
(r0.7).
1.0
0.9
+ o.t{5
0.lt
r' = ( - + \ / : : \
\ u , ,+*^) \ t )
= F l e x i b i l i t yf : r c r o r
0.1
0.001 2 4 6 80.01 0.I 10.0 I 00.0
Kt..
0.9
-s 0.1t5
0.tt
0.75
t\.1
0 5 r0 15
!,.,
8,,
Example10.2
Refer to Figure 10.3.For a shallowfoundationsupportedby a silty clay,the fol-
lowing are given:
Length:L:1.5m
Width: B - 1m
Depth of foundation : D/ : 1 ill
Thicknessof foundation : / : 0.23m
Load per unit area: Ao : 190kN/m2
E r : 1 5 x 1 0 6k N / m 2
h-2m
&, : 0'3
E = 9000kN/m2
k : 500kN/m2/m
Solution
From Eq. (10.3a),the equivalent diameter is
1.38m
Ao : 190kN/m2
_ E,
1 1: _ -_,,- 9000
'- ^^:13.0.1
kB,. (sooxt.38)
h 2
: 1 4 5
B" 1.39
I' r : L4+
^^."(;T1{#)'
- : 0.781
4
- r38 l
[0,,t, (f)rr*r]L
From Eq. (10.7),
Ir: 1*
*
3.5 exp(\.22p., ,.r(* + 1 6 )
- It I
- _ = 0.907
3.5expi(1 - oof(f
.22)(0.3) + 1.6)
CONSOLIDATIONSETTLEMENT
P
( 10.8)
A
where P, : load carricd by the spring and P,,,- lcladcarried by the water.
From the preceding discussion,we celnsee that when the valve is closed after
the placement of the load I
P, : 0 and P,,,: P
Now, if the valve is opened, the water will flow outward (Figure 10.7c).This flow will
be accompaniedby a reduction of the excesshydrostaticpressureand an increasein
the compressionof thc spring. So, at this time" Eq. ( lt).9) will hold. However,
After some time, the excesshydrostatic pressurewill become zero and the system
will reach a state of equilibrium, as shown in Figure 10.7d.Now we can write
P,: P and P,": t)
10.4 Fundamentals of Consolidation
Valve
I closed
:fi{s:s
i:.;
Aa=0
/
. p
ff'
l #, :
Art = a-
(a) A (D)
P
't
....:
Vrlvc
opcn
rit;,i;ir:i;ri:ii:::iri;*:ii:i:lriii:i:
::1: lr:ltlil
ilrlili$i!i Vrlvc
---*-l oPcll
I
::t;it!ii:!:ii:ri:$l:j.itit;.*t*lii:i:ilr:{;
SXIljllti
'
. -.J''
Att---
(e)
and
P:P,tP,,,
W i t h t h i s i n m i n d , w e c a n a n a l y z et h e s t r a i no f a s a t u r a t e ccl l a y l a y e r s u b j e c t e d
to a stressincrcase(Figure 10.8a).Consider the casewherc a layer of saturatedclay
o f t h i c k n e s sH t h a t i s c o n f i n e d b e t w e c n t w o l a y e r s o fs a n c il s b e i n g s u b j e c t e d t o a n
instantaneousincrease of tolul r'/re.r.r o[ Ao. This incremental total stress will be
transmitted to the pore water and the soil solids.This meansthat the total stress,Ao,
will be divided in some proportion betwcen effectivcstressand pore water pressure.
The behavior of the cffectivestrcsschangewill be similar to that of the spring in Fig-
ure 10'7,and the behavior of the pore water pressurechangewill be similar to that
of the excesshydrostatic pressurc in Figure 10.7.From the principle of effective
stress(Chapter tt). it follows that
Depth
(r)
T
H
i
'fotal
stressincrcasc
I
H
(c)Attime0<r<-
1
H
I
Depth Depth Depth
(d)At timet = -
Figure 10.8 Variation of total stress.pore water pressure, and effective stress in a clay layer
drained at top and bottom as the result of an added stress,A<r
270
10.5 One-DimensionalLaboratory Consolidation Test 271
l'
:1i*'.: Sncclnltn
i$ilr.' ,;ng
4:!.:l
M!*si!;
ittritii
:i!g!:ti:i
.:i!it!:t.;tj
Figure 10.9
(a) Schematiccliagramo[ a consolidonrcter;
( b ) p h o t o g r a p ho l a c o n s o l i d o r n c t c r(,c ) a c o n -
s o l i d a l i o nt c s t i n p r o g r c s s( r i g h t - h a n csl i d c )
10.6 Void Ratio-Pressure Plots
.2
c
S e c o n d a r cy o n s o l i d a t i o n Figure 10.10
Time-deformation plot during
consolidationfor a given load
Time (log scale) increment
H,,: H - H, (10.12)
whereH : initial heightof the specimen.
3. Calculatethe initial void ratio,e,r,of the specimen,
usingthe equation
V, H,A H,
,.
r r t : (10.13)
V, H,A H,
274 Chapter 10 Compressibility of Soil
T
I tI
I H,=H H,
Initial
h e i g h to f
speclmen I
I
=H
II
I
. --Lu,
"'
-
,lC,y,,
+ t
Figure 10.11 C.hangeof height of spccimcn in onc-dimensionalconsolidationtest
01 o'r
Figure 10.12
E l l e c t i v c p r c s s u r c .o ' ( l o g s c a l c )
Typicalplot of c againstlog o'
geologic processesor humernprocesses.During the soil sampling,the existingeffec-
tive overburdcn pressureis also released,which resultsin some expansion.When this
specimenis subjectedto etconsolidationtest,a small amount of compression(that is,
a small changein v<tidratio) will occur when thc effectivepressureapplied is lessthan
the maximum cffective overburden prcssure in the field to which lhe soil has been
subjectedin the past. When the effectivepressureon the specimenbecomesgreater
than the merximumefTectivepast pressure,the changein the void ratio is much larger,
and the e-log o' relationship is practically linear with a steeperslope.
This relationship can be verillcd in the laboratory by loading the specimento
exceedthe maximum effectiveoverburdenpressure,and then unloading and reload-
ing again.The e-log '' plot for such casesis shown in Figure 10.13,in which cd rep-
resentsunloading and dfg representsthe reloading process.
d
.E
!
o
Figure 10.13
Plot of e againstlog a' showingloading,
Elfectivepressurero'(log scale) unloading,and reloadingbranches
Chapter 10 Compressibility of Soil
o
'E
!
o
o' (logscalc)
Prcssurc.
OCR: n L (10.17)
(r'
I t i s i m p o r t a n t t o p o i n t o u t t h t t t i f a s o i l i s c o m p l e t e l yr c m o l d e d ,t h e g e n e r a lp o -
s i t i o n o f t h e c - l o g r . r 'p l o t w i l l b c a s r e p r c s s n t e db y c u r v e 3 .
I
I
I I Vtrgtn
I -- consolidation
curve; slope= C,
Consolidation Latloratory
curve for consolidation
o rernoldedspecimen curve
-
F
o'o = o','
Pressure,
o' (logscale)
Laboratory
-5
rebound curve;
slope = C" =
swell index
O.4eq1
6'o o'.
P r e s s u r eo.' ( l o g s c a l e )
The field consolidationplot will take a path hjk. The recompressionpath in the
fiefd is hj and is parallel to the laboratory rebound curve (Schmertmann,1953).
Example10.3
Following are the resultsof a laboratory consolidationtest on a soil specimen
obtainedfrom the field: Dry massof specimen= L28g, height of specimenat
the beginningof the test : 2.54 cm, G,:2.75, and areaof the specimen=
30,68cm2.
10.8 Effect of Disturbance on Void Ratio-Pressure Relationshio
Final height of
Effeetive specimen at the
pressure,o' end of consolidation
(ton /ft2) (cm)
(.) 2.540
0.5 2.488
I 2.465
2 2.431
4 2.389
8 z,-12+
16 2.225
-)L 2.115
Make necessary
calculations
and drawan e vs.log o, curve.
Solution
F r o mE q . ( 1 0 . 1 1 )
w, M, 128g
H ''. : - 1 . 5 2c m
AG,T,, AC.,p,,
(30.68cmr)(2.75)(1g/cm3)
Now the followingtablecanbe prepared:
Effective Height at rhe end
pressure, rr' of consolidation, H Hn = H - H"
(ton /ft2l (cm) (cml e = HulH"
r t,..\
!
a
Figure 10,17
0.3 I 3 l0 30 Variationof void ratio with
Ellectivepressure.
o'(ton/ft2)log scale effective Dressure
280 Chapter 10 Compressibility of Soil
Cross-sectionalarea= A { Votume
A y l A y l
Heighl
l l I 1 l
v'r, ulr,
l A)
v.t t l
i, I 1 t l
l l L
Y Y
T
H v.
i t l i
I
+
Figure 10.18 Settlementcausedby onc-dimcnsionalconsolidation
L . V : V 1 1 -V t : H A - ( H - S . ) A : S , A (10.18)
whcre l/,, and I/1 are the initial and final volumes,rcspectivcly.However, the change
in the total volume is equal to the changein thc volumc of voids, Atr/,,.Hence,
where /,,1;and V,,, are the initial and linal vclid volumes, rcspectively.From the
definition of void ratio. it follows that
LV,,- L,eV, ( 10.20)
whereAe - changeof void ratio.But
Vu
:' AH
v' .' : 7te,, l*er1
( 10.21)
where eo : initial void ratio at volume V,,.Thus, from Eqs (10.18)through (10.21),
L V - S,A= LeV,:
,Tr ,,O,
A.e
S' , . : H (r0.22)
Ile,l
10.10 Compression lndex (C")and Swell lndex (C") 281
',*#*'"-(4#) (t0.24)
In overconsolidatcdclays (sce Figure 10.16), for o|, + Ao' < oj , field e-logo,
variation will be along the line hj, the slope of which will be approximately equal to
that for the laboratory rebound curve. The slclpcof the rebound curve C" is referred
to as the swell index; so
Ac : C,!og(ol1+ L,c') logoi,,) ( lo.2s)
F r o m E q s . ( l t . l 5 ) a n d ( l J . l 8 ) ,w e o b r a i n
s.:#'.r(n#) (10.26)
'.:ffi^r#.#r'"-(tn;*) (10.27)
Howevcr, if the e-log rr' curve is givcn, one can simply pick Ae off the plot for the
appropriate range of pressurcs.This number may be substitutedinto Eq. (I0.22) for
t h e c a l c u l a t i o no f s e t t l e m e n t S
. ..
C":0.009(Ll*10) (10.28)
Index.C.*
for Compression
Table 10.4 Correlations
l a t u r a l c l a y s ,R e n d o n - H e r r e r o( 1 9 8 3 )
O n t h c b a s i so f o b s e r v e l t i o nosn s e v e r a n
gave the rclationship for thc compressionindex in tlre form
. -/ | + c,,\23r1
c. : 0.r4lci'[ q, ( r0.29)
)
l e c o m p r e s s i o ni n d e x a s
N a g a r a ja n d M u r t y ( 1 9 u 5 )c x p r e s s e ct h
.1", ILL(%\l
c, : 0.23431
,ou
( l0.30)
'Ihc
swell index is apprcciablysmurllerin rnagnitudethan thc compressionindex and
c a n g e n e r a l l vb e d c t c r m i n e d l r o m l a b t t r a t o r vt c s t s .I n m o s t c a s e s ,
C,:lro*c, ( 1 0 .r3)
Thc swell index was cxpressedby Nagaraj and Murty (l9lt5) as
ILL(v"\l
c, _ {).04631 (10.32)
l()() ]c,
E xa mp l e1 0 .4
A soil profile is shownin Figure 10^19.If a uniformly diSributed load, Ao, is ap-
plied at the groundsurface,what is the settlementof theplay layercausedby pri-
maryconsolidation if
a. The clayis normally consolidated
b. The preconsolidation pressure(oL) :190 kN/m2
c' o',: 170kN/m2
UseC.:IC,.
10.10 Compression lndex (C")and Swell lndex (C,)
a o = 1 0 0k N / m j
{, } t
Y,iry= l4 kN/ml
1' Cround water table
..-
Sand
%*r = 18 kN/m3
''','::r".
.'' : l:.: :'.'.iClay"".'.i ; " ".''
Figure 10.19
Solution
a. Theaverage
effective
stressat themiddleof theclaylayeris
ab:2Tarv * y,o] *
+ 4lTruqsonay -*
z4
l7sar1"roy;TrrJ
OT
^ c" 0.27
c,:;:;:0.04s
c. ob:79.14 kN/m2
o'si Ao':I79.14kN/m2
o ' , : 1 7 0k N / m 2
vb < oL< (rb + Ao', useEq.(10.27),
Because
C"H o'- C ,H / 6',, + L,o'\
s':
1*",l"c .b* r +"rloe( 4 /
(0.045X4)
. ( t70 \ (0.27)(4) (
.'"t[ t7e.14\
: tos[ffi/ + : 0.0468m
* rs '^ /
: 46.8mm
E xa mp l e1 0 .5
The laboratory consolidation data for an undisturbed clay specimen are as follows:
et : l.l o't : 95kN/m2
ez: 0.9 oz : 4 7 5k N / m z
W h a t w i l l b e t h e v o i d r a t i o f o r a p r e s s u r eo f 6 0 0 k N / m 2 I ( N o t e :o i < 9 . 5k N / m 2 . )
-' E
95 ,175600
,+75
P r e s s u r eo,' ( l o g s c a l e () k N / m l ) Figure 10.20
$olution
From Figure L0.20,
(t-ez 1.1- 0.9 ; :
C, = * - 0.286
logd? logdl: log . -475 log$
-:
€t- € z : C.(log600 - log 95)
600
€3 : €t C l o e" =9 5
= 1.1- 0.286
log : o.rt
S
10.11 Secondary Consolidation Settlement 285
A,e Ae
co ( 10.3-1)
log 12- log r, l"g(t/,)
/t,\
s" : clH '"r(.
i/ (r0.34)
Time,r (logscale)
Figure 10.21 Yariatton of e with log / under a given load increment and definition of sec-
ondary consolidation index
286 Chapter 10 Compressibility of Soil
where
C
c'-: Th: (10'3s)
Example10.6
For a normally consolidatedclaylayerin the field, the followingvaluesare given:
r thicknessof claylayer : 8.5ft
. Void ratio (es) : 0.8
r Compressionindex (C.) : 0.2S
o Averageeffectivepressureon the claylayer (ob) :2650lblf9
r Atr' :970lblft2
r Secondarycompressionindex (C") : 0,42
What is the total consolidation settlement of the clay layer five years after the
completion of primary consolidationsettlement?(Note: Time for completion of
= 1.5years.)
primarysettlement
Solution ;
FromEq.(10.35),
co
C'* =
1* e,
The valueof eocanbe calculatedas
. ep : €o Aepri_ury
10.12 TimeRateof Consolidation 287
CombiningEqs.( 10.22)
and (10.23).
we findrhat"
ob * 26s9,1,e70
L e: C
- , ,-rcn(
"o\ ,oo' ) : o.r
" . - ' . ,"r" on(
\ )
os / 2650 )
: 0.038
- (0'03qx8'lJ( 12)
Primary s"' : ++
consolidatior, : 2.15in.
7*eo l+0.8
It is givenlhat es - 0.8,and thus,
eo*0.8*0.038:0.762
Hence,
o9-2,,:o.o1r
c-a- :
| + 0.162
From Eq. (10.34),
s, : c"H'"r(f) = (0.011)(8.s
x 12)ros(*) = o.rn,n
Total consolidationsettlement: primary consolidation(S.) + secondarysettle-
ment (S").So
settlement:2.15 + 0.59: 2.74in.
total consolidation r
rj.
t)
, l
... u| Figure 10.22
(a) Claylayerundergoing
dr
consolidation;(b) flow
of water at -4 during
(b) consolidation
Figure I022b showsthe flow of water through a prismatic element at,4. For
the soil elementshown,
Rate of outflow Rate of inflow Rate of
of water o[ water volume change
Thus,
/ 6u. \ av
lu.+:dz. l dxdy-D.dxdy:-
\ 3 2 / dt
r
10.12 Time Rate of Consolidation 289
, dh k itrr
l'; -- Kt - -* (10.37)
;,r.-- y,,.i
where u : excesspore water pressurecausedby the increascof stress.
F r o m E q s . ( 1 0 . 3 6 )a n d ( 1 0 . 3 7 ) ,
- K d-u.
: l a v
y,,.or.t ax ly az at ( 10.38)
!!r: u
dt
and
V dx dv dz.
V,
lla,, l+e,,,
Substitutionfor itV.littand V, in Eq. ( 10.39)
yiclds
aV _ dx dy dz ;te
( 10.40)
at lle6 at
whcre co : initialvoid ratio.
C o m b i n i n g E q s . ( 1 0 . 3 8 )a n d ( 1 0 . 4 0 )g i v e s
K (t-Ll | (le
givcs
CombiningEqs.(10.a1)and(10.42)
k i)2Lt 0,, ilu i)tt
y,,d*: l+q,i:-n'' dt
where
- ( 10.43)
r.t,,: coefficient of volumc compressibility a,,l(l + e7)
or.
,):l : (l- ll
( 10.44)
dt o1.
wht:re
c , , : c c r e l l i c i c not l ' c o n s o l i d a t i o n: k l ( y , , , m , . ) (ro.4s)
Thus.
( 10.46)
f,,tn, ( u, \
Y"\r+c;/
,-'TlT""(#,)1' -M?t,
( 10.47)
wherem:anintegcr
M:Qrl2)(2m+t)
Ilo : initial excess
pore watel prcssure
r .' : : + : t i m ef a c l o r (r0.48)
Hit,
E q u a t i o n s( l 1 . 4 l ) a n d ( 1 0 . 4 9 )c a n b e c o m b i n e d t o o b t a i n t h e d c g r e eo f c o n -
s o l i d a t i o na t a n y d e p t h z . T h i s i s s h o w n i n F i g u r e 1 0 . 2 3 .
The averagedcgree of consolidation for the entire depth of thc clay laycr at
a n y t i m e / c a n b e w r i t t e n f r o n t E q . ( 1 0 . 4 9 )a s
/ r \ ftn,,,
l.- ll u,dz
U : ?_ 1 \zHd,/ Jo
ur)
( r0.s0)
b\
;20
'E
A
=
>
i:
o l
bol I e40
r E l H ,
;,.= |
A ; l
Y
I o Ot,
1'., :
!
:' 8180
l o
6 ill I
F F I H,r,
I 0..1 0.6 0.8
O ! Y I Tinrelactor,7',.
V
Figure 10.24 Yariation of avcrage degrcc of consolidation with time factor, 7',, (r2,, constant
with depth)
* / ttot^\2
F o r U : 0 t o 6 0 % ,' 7 , . : + ( = ) (10.s2)
4\100/
ForIJ 7 60o/o,T, * 1.78I* 0.933log(100* U"/.) (10.s3)
Table 10.5givesthe variation of ?',,with U on the basisof Eqs. (10.52) and (10.53).
a
a
E
,a
tI t) I5t)
-l'irne
(logscalc)
Draw a horizontal line DE such thal the verticirl distancc BD is equal tor. The
d e f o r m a t i o nc o r r c s p o n d i n gt o t h e l i n c D E i s r / , ,( t h a t i s , d c f o r m a t i o na t 0 %
consolidation ).
The clrdinatcof point f on thc consoliclationcurvc rcpresentsthe deformation
at 50% primary consolidation,and its abscissarcprcsentsthe corresponding
time (rr,,).
For -50'/oaverageclegreeof consolidation,I,, : 0.191(seeTable 10.5),so,
,,,,:E
()r
o.telH:t,
4.,, : ( 10.54)
,,
B C Figure 10.26
'tr--
\ I iltt(t /
Scluare-root-ol-time
fittingmethod
!+
7i,,: {).t{4tt:
fI ,,,
0.848H?t,
tgl
( 10.ss)
H,1,in Eq. ( I0.-5-5)
is detcrmincd in a manncr sintilar to that i n t h e l o g a r i t h m -
of-time method.
Hyperbola Method
ln the hyperbola method, thc following procedure is recommencledfor the determi-
nationof c,,:
l. obtain the time l and the specimendeformation (AH) from the laboratory
c o n s o l i d a t i o tne s t .
2. Plot the graph of tlL,H against/ as shown in Figure 10.27.
{
D
t Figure 10.27
Hyperbolamethodfor determinationof c.,
Chapter 10 Compressibility of Soil
(# *)""ngth) 2 (length)2
/ time \ time
\ l e n g t h/
The hyperbola method is fairly simple to use.and it givesgood resultsfor U =
60"/" to 90"/".
EI
; l
E I
E I
€
o
l
Figure 10.28
Time, t (log scale) Early stagelog-rmethod
10.13 Coefficient of Consolidation 297
portion of the consolidation curve is taken into account, the effect of secondary con-
solidation plays a role in the magnitude of c,,.This fact is demonstrated for several
soils in Table 10.6.
Several investigators have also reported that the c,, value obtained from the
field is substantiallyhigher than that obtained from laboratory tests conducted by
using conventional testing methods (that is, logarithm-of-time and square-root-of-
time methods). Hence, the early stage log-/ method may provide a more realistic
value of fieldwork.
Example10.7
The time requiredfor 50% consolidationof a 25-mm-thickclaylayer (drainedat
both top and bottom) in the laboratoryis 2 min. 20 sec.How long (in days)will it
take for a 3-m-thickclay layer of the sameclay in the field under the samepres-
sure incrementto reach50% consolidation?In the field, there is a rock layer at
the bottomof the clay.
Solution
L',./loh ('rlti.l,l
')rr
LJz u2
r r dr(lal') r, ,/rltield)
flrb 'ficld
_
HtarQort) I"l?n(,,,tu\
140sec /fi"r,r
7on2s;T:
t _ l
(3 rn)t
\ z /
t
'field
*-
sec : 93.33days
8,064,000
Exa mp l e1 0 .8
Refer to Example10.7.How long (in days)will it take in the field for 30% primary
consolidationto occur?Use Eq. (10.52).
Solution
From Eq. (10.52),
crJii.t,t
:T",xlJ2
H'artlah)
So
t x(Jz
\: Ui
t2 Ui
93.33days 502
T^ 302
/e * 33.6days
10.13 Coefficient of Consolidation 2gg
Example10.9
A 3-in.-thicklayer (doubledrainage)of saturatedclayunder a surcharge
loading
underwent90% primary consolidationin 75 days.Find the coefficient
of consoli_
dation of clay for the pressurerange.
$olution
c
Tun
.,
: "t!'
rd,
H
:
",, s1lli?lrioo
75 x 24 x 60 x OO
= 0.00294cm2/sec r
Example10.10
For a normally consolidatecl
laboratoryclayspecimendrainedon both sides,the
fbllowing are given:
ni2:30001b/ft2 € = e 7 1 -l . l .
o'r,* Ao' : 60001b/ft2 e : 0.g
Thicknessof clay specimen: 1 in.
Time for 50% consolidation: 2 min
a. Determinethe hydraulicconductivity(frlmin) of the clayfor the loading
range.
b. How long (in days)will it take for a 6-ft claylayerin the field (drained
on
one side)to reach60% consolidation?
Solution
Part A
The coefficientof compressibilityis
/ A u \
Q,, \ G'/
tn..: - :
" 7*eo.,, 1,+er,
)
A e = L . 1- 0 . 9 : 0 . 2
So
0.2
3000
m,: 3 . 3 3x 1 0 5 f t 2 / l b
ffi:
FromTable10.5,for U : 504/",
Z, : 0.197;thus,
(0.1e?)
(r*)'
cu: : 1.71x l0 4fr2lmin
k: c.m,y,,,-(l.i\ x 10-1ft2/min)(3.33
x 10-sft?lb)(6z.4lbltf)
: 3.55x l0 7ftlmin
PartB
'f L- t '^rl na ,
lAtr --
H!,,
, -* TnuHl,,
t60
c.,.
A,rr',+4Acr'^* Ltr'6
LrvLu ( 10.s8)
where L,o',, Lrr',,,and Aoi, represent the increase in the effective pressure at the top,
middle, and bottom of the layer, respectively.
10.14 Calculation of Consolidation Settlement under a Foundation
Ex amp l e1 0 .1 1
Calculatethe settlementof the 10-ft-thickclay layer (Figure 1A.29)that will result
from the load carried by a S-ft-squarefooting. Tire ciay-isnormaliy consolidated.
use the weightedaveragemethod [Eq. (10.5s)]to ca]culaterhe averageincrease
of effectivepressurein the clay layer.
ilr
, I+
+ '+
r l
_ l l
DrY sand 5 {t eootins size
|
ydry=loopct I srrxiti
,on
I
t
-*-1---- -------v-g':T1itiyy1-
€
I Sand
%at= 120 Pcf
Figure 1A.29
$olution
For normally consolidatedclay,from Eq. (70.24),
C,,H o'0 + L,o'ou
tn" :
l+eorrg ob
where
C. = 0.009(Lr - 10) = 0.009(40- 1.0)= g.y1
11:10X12:120in. i
it
rf
eo: 1.0 $
200
r l s 2 . 5 6 0.051 0.408- Aol
5 x 5
t 2 0 2 . 5 8 8 0.o29 0.232= Lo'^
1 25 2.5 10 8 0.019 0.152= LoL
So
+ 0.152
0.408+ (4)(0.232)
LoL,: : 0.248kip/ft2:24Blblft2
Hence,
t.- q1+P,o*s1r*1#€:
o.ein
Surcharge
tt t t l
I I r t
t
brouno
t
t
t
l
Y
t
t
Y
l
l
-g-I|aleltlble**
'j..:".t.':.". .t:'nu
verilcxr dralnage . . ' - , - ., '. . . :
"'
|*t'
i Sand drain;
llqa AI I radius = r,n.
I
l * I
Radial : Radial
Hc . ,
drainage : (rrarnage
I
I Clav
II
I
I tuv.t
.1..
t
- : ,i : V , :. . - . , ,Ver1!9q!.dra!ng9
Santl
Figure 10.31
Sanddraininstallationirr
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Universityof Inchon,
SouthKorea)
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Polypropylenc
core
<jru
S;;;1J1:;J
g;j:j;;;1:g:;r
:-jj:tt;Sr:,:i
j::.:r:s:t
Ceotextile
litbric
Figure 10.33
I n t a l l a t i o no 1 ' P V D si n
progrcss(courtesyof E. C.
S h i n . l . l n i v e r s i t yo [ I n c h o n ,
SouthKorea)
prelabricatcd vertical drains (PVDs). which are also referred to as wlck or strip
tlruins, were originally developedas etsubstitutefor thc commonly used sand drain'
With the advent of msterials scicnce,these drains are manufacturedfrom synthetic
polymcrs such as polypropylene anclhigh-densitypolyethylene.PVDs are normally
manufactured with a corrugated or chernneledsyntheticcore enclosedby a geotex-
tile filter, as shown schematicallyin Figure 10.32.lnstallation rates reported in the
literature are on the order of 0.1 to 0.3 m/s, excluding equipment mobilization and
setup time. PVDs have been used extensivelyin the past for expedientconsolidation
of low permeability soilsunder surfacesurcharge.The main advantageof PVDs over
sand diains is that they do not require drilling and, thus, installation is much faster.
Figure 10.33showsthe installation of PVDs in the field.
Problems
l0.l Estimate the immcdiate settlemcnt of a column footing 4.-5it in diameter
that is constructedon an unsaturatedclay layer.The column carries a load of
2 0 t o n s ,a n d i t i s g i v e nt h a t E , : 1 5 0 0l b / i n . 2a n d g . , : 0 . 2 5 .A s s u m et h e f o o t -
ing to be rigid. [Use Eq. ( 10.1).]
ll).2 Refer to Figure 10.3.For a square foundation measuring3 m X 3 m in plan
supported by a layer of sand and givcn thal D, - 1.5m, t : 0.25 tn, E,, :
1 6 , 0 0 0k N / m 2 ,k : 4 0 0k N / m 2 / m ,/ r , : 0 . . 1n, - Z 0 m . E r : 1 5 x 1 0 6k N / m 2 ,
a n d A o : 1 0 0k N / m 2 .c i t l c u l a t et h e i m m e d i a t es e t t l e m e n t .
10.3 Following
arethe-'J,;jdjonsolidation test:
1.1 0.2-5
1.085 0..5
1.055 l.t)
1.01 2.0
0.94 4.0
0.'79 8.0
0.63 16.0
r.2l 25
1.195 50
1.1-5 100
1.06 200
0.98 400
0.925 500
10.5 A soil profile is shown in Figure 10.34.Thc uniformly distributed load on the
ground surfaceis Arr. Estimate the primary settlementof the normally con-
solidatedclay layer, given that
Hr:4tt,H,:6ft,H.-411
For sand,c - 0.-58,G, - 2.67
F o r c l a y ,c : l . l , G , : 2 . 1 2 .L L : 4 5
Aa - lft(X)lh/ltr
10.6 Repeat Problem 10.-5, using thc following data:
I 11 : 2 ' 5 m ' H z : 2 ' 5 m ' H 1 : 3 r n
F o r s a n d ,a : 0 . 6 4 .G , - 2 . 6 5
F o r c l a y ,c - 0 . 9 ,G , - 2 . 7 5 ,L L : 5 5
A t r - 1 0 0k N i m r
10.7 Repeat Problem 10.-5, using the l'ollowingdata:
A r r - 9 ( )k N / n r r
I I ' : 2 m ' I 1 2: 2 m ' I I l : l " 5 m
F o r s a n d . 7 , 1 ,-u 1 4 . 6k N / m r , y , , , r : 1 7 . 3k N / m l
F o r c l a y , 7 , u ,: 1 9 . - k1N / m r . L L : 3 8 , e - 0 ' 1 5
A o r
t l I
I
II
t l I
+
:!:]:;:;ill:.]:il;ni::i..-
+ J I
v
Sand
Figure 10.34
Problems
1 1 1
: : : 1 : : : :: [ : '
Dry sand
l0 fr e=0.6
I
C,=2.65
""- -f "t y Croundwater tabfe
I Sand
l0 ft e=0.6
Figure 10.35
For this clay soil in the field, the following values are given: H : 4.5 ft, o'u :
0.1 tonlft2,ando6 * Ao' :2tonlft2. Calculatethe expectedsettlement
caused by primary consolidation.
10.14 During a laboratory consolidation test, the time and dial gauge readings ob-
tained from an increase in pressure on the specimen from 50 to 100 kN/m2
are given in the following table:
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a. Find the time for 50% primary consolidation (rr,,)using the logarithm-of-
time method.
b. Find the time for 90% primary consolidation (rr,,)using the square-root-
of-time method.
c. If the averageheight of the specimenduring consolidationcausedby this
incremental loading was22 mm and it was drained at both the top and the
bottom, calculatethe coefficientof consolidation using /r,,and /r,,obtained
from parts (a) and (b).
10.15 Refer to the laboratory tcst rcsults givcn in Problem 10.14. Using the hyper-
bola method, determine r:,..The averageheight of the spccimenduring con-
solidation was22 mm, and it was drained at the top and bottom.
10.16 The time for 50% consolidationof a 2-5-mm-thickclay layer (drained at top
and bottom) in the laboratory is l-50sec.How long (in days) will it take for a
3-m-thick laycr of thc samc clay in the field under the same pressureincre-
ment to reach 50% consolidation'lThere is a rock layer at the bottom of the
clay in the field.
10.17 For a normally consolidatedclay,the following valuesare given:
o',t:2 ttln/ftr ( - (.- l.2l
6',,1 L.rr' 4 trln/l't2 r, - 0.96
-
The hydraulic conductivity k of the clay for the precedingloading range is
1 . 8 x 1 0 - 4f t l d a y .
a. How long (in days) will it take for a 9-ft-thick clay layer (drained on one
side) in the held to reach 60% consolidation'?
b. What is the settlementat that time (i.e.,at 60"/"consolidation)?
10.18 A 1O-ft-thicklayer (two-way drainage) of saturatedclay under a surcharge
loading underwent 90% primary consolidationin 100 days.
a. Find the coefficient of consolidation of clay for the pressure range.
b. For a 1-in-thick undisturbedclay specimen,how long will it take to
undergo 90% consolidationin the laboratory for a similar consolidation
pressure range? The laboratory tests'sspecimen will have two-way
drainage.
L0.19 Laboratory tests on a 25-mm-thick clay specimen drained at the top only
show 50% consolidationtakes place in 11 min.
a. How long will it take for a similar clay layer in the field, 4 m thick and
drained at the top and bottom, to undergo 50% consolidation?
b. Find the time required for the clay layer in the field, as described in part
(a), to reach 10"/" consolidation.
References 309
Load = 0
I
I
V
!r.
:.'
Sand
%at' l8 kf{/lu3
Sand
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