1 - CONSOLIDATION
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Practice Questions
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Define immediate settlement.
💡 Hint: Focus on what happens at the moment the load is applied.
What is primary consolidation?
💡 Hint: Consider the role of water in soil deformation.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the main cause of immediate settlement?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens instantaneously.
Is secondary consolidation faster than primary consolidation?
💡 Hint: Consider the definitions of both terms.
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Challenge Problems
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A soil layer has an initial height of 5 meters and experiences a primary consolidation of 2 meters when loaded. What is the percentage reduction in height?
💡 Hint: Use the formula for percentage reduction.
Given a soil's permeability of 1 x 10^-6 m/s and a drainage length of 10 meters, how long would it take for primary consolidation to achieve 90% completion if the initial excess pore pressure is 200 kPa?
💡 Hint: Look into the method for computing consolidation time based on pore pressure dissipation.
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