A Simple Question Contest for Settlements

[bdbd]

Hello,

I have seen a couple of post about this topic. Instead of starting another theoretical discussion, I want to start something.

Here is the question. Please accept the Skempton - Bjerrum factor as 0.7 and use 2:1 stress distribution. Ignore creep behavior.

I will just reveal what I want to learn. What do you do PRACTICALLY to calculate settlement of a clay below and above water table? I know you have all theories that will take pages to discuss, and I have read some of your posts about this topic, but I want to see what do you do in a simple question like this.

If you can, please give the answer as
Total Settlement:
Total Settlement will be observed at t=0:

Regards.

 

[oldestguy]

English units might help me. However, I have never found a site like your diagrm shows where clay is soft enough (above the water table) to be of consequence for excessive settlement. That's in some 60 years of this business..

 

[bdbd]

Actually your comment made me think. You are right.