In: Civil Engineering
The stratigraphy in a site from top to bottom are (1) 4.5 m thick sand; (2) 4.5 m thick clay; (3) impermeable shale. The water table is at a depth of 2 m below ground. The sand above the water table has a void ratio of 0.52 and a saturation degree of 37%. The clay has a moisture content of 42%. The specific gravity of both the sand and clay is 2.65. If constructing a foundation whose bottom is at a depth of 3m, resulting in the extra stress at the top and the bottom of the clay layer is 100 kPa and 40 kPa, respectively. According to the consolidation test, the void ratio of the clay corresponding to 50, 100 and 200 kPa are 1.02, 0.922 and 0.828, respectively. The settlement of the clay layer will be_____________(mm). (One-dimensional settlement is applicable. The density of water is 1000 kg/m3)