1.1 - Introduction
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Practice Questions
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What is the immediate settlement?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens the instant a load is placed on soil.
Define primary consolidation.
💡 Hint: Consider how soil behaves under sustained load.
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What is immediate settlement?
💡 Hint: Think about what term is used for instantaneous changes.
True or False: Primary consolidation occurs due to particle rearrangement in soil.
💡 Hint: Recall the difference between primary and secondary processes.
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Challenge Problems
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A 10-meter clay embankment is built over a saturated soil layer with a permeability of 0.01 m/day. How long should the engineer expect for primary consolidation to complete?
💡 Hint: Consider the equation for time factor in consolidation theory.
Analyze a scenario where secondary consolidation is significant. How would you approach measuring both primary and secondary consolidation in field conditions?
💡 Hint: Think about different tools and methods used in geotechnical engineering for monitoring.
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