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Question 11.6: An 8.5 m deep compacted fill is to be placed over the soil p...

An 8.5 m deep compacted fill is to be placed over the soil profile shown in Figure 11.20. Consolidation tests on samples from points A and B produced the following results:

Sample A Sample B
C_{c} 0.25 0.20
C_{r} 0.08 0.06
e_{0} 0.66 0.45
\sigma ^{\prime }_{c} 101 kPa 510 kPa

Compute the ultimate consolidation settlement due to the weight of this fill.

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