For the old building, the water table was 2m below the ground surface, if the water table lowered under the clay layer, find the consolidation Settlement. WT P=200kv/m loxlom sat = 20 kN/m³ CC=0.25 e=0.7 clay 8=19KN/23 12m 14m 2m

For the old building, the water table was 2m below the ground surface, if the water table lowered under the clay layer, find the consolidation Settlement. WT P=200kv/m loxlom sat = 20 kN/m³ CC=0.25 e=0.7 clay 8=19KN/23 12m 14m 2m

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For the old building, the water table was 2m
below the ground surface, if the water table
lowered under the clay layer, find the consolidation
Settlement-
WT
P=200kv/m²
loxlom
sat = 20 kN/m³
CC=0.25
e=0.7
clay
8=19KN/m³
12m
4m
2m

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