In a soil investigation for a construction project, two soil types were identified with the following...

In a soil investigation for a construction project, two soil types were identified with the following parameters (g = 9.81 m/s²):

Soil Type	Depth below ground level (m)	Unit weights (kN/m³)	Other parameters
Soil 1 (sand)	6.5	g = 17 and g_sat = 17.5	E =15000 kN/m²
Soil 2 (overconsolidated clay)	11.5	g_sat = 20	e₀=0.69, C_c=0.25, C_s=0.05

If the ground water level is at 2.5 m below the ground level, and the initial void ratio of the overconsolidated clay layer is 0.69, find the expected settlement in the clay layer only due to a proposed foundation that should imposes a pressure of 60 kN/m² on the mid-depth of the clay layer. The overconsolidation pressure is 125 kN/m². What is the the total settlement due to both the sand and clay layers (to the mid-height of the clay layer)?

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