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Assignment - 1 (Soil & Site Improvement)

The document provides a problem to calculate the time required for 50%, 70%, 80%, and 90% consolidation of a saturated clayey silt soil using wick drains at various triangular spacings. It gives data on the width and thickness of the wick drains and consolidation coefficient (Ch) of the soil. It then provides the formula to calculate consolidation time (t) and calculates t for different percentages of consolidation and drain spacings ranging from 3.15m to 0.315m.

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Assignment - 1 (Soil & Site Improvement)

The document provides a problem to calculate the time required for 50%, 70%, 80%, and 90% consolidation of a saturated clayey silt soil using wick drains at various triangular spacings. It gives data on the width and thickness of the wick drains and consolidation coefficient (Ch) of the soil. It then provides the formula to calculate consolidation time (t) and calculates t for different percentages of consolidation and drain spacings ranging from 3.15m to 0.315m.

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PROBLEM

Calculate the time required for 50 , 70 , 80 and 90 % consolidation of a saturated cla


silt soil using wick drains at various triangular spacings. The wick drains measure 1
4 mm and the soil has a Ch = 6.5 x 10-6 m2/min

DATA
Width of drain(mm) 100
Thickness (mm) 4
Ch (m2/min) 6.50E-06

REQUIREMENT
t = 50 , 70 , 80 , 90 % consolidation

SOLUTION
t = D² / 8 Ch x [ln (D/d) – 0.75] x ln (1 / (1-U))
d = equivalent diameter of = circumference/π = 0.0662 m
drain

D = 1.05 xSpacing Dt = 1.05 x 3 = 3.15 m


D = 1.05 xSpacing Dt = 1.05 x 2.8 = 2.94 m
D = 1.05 xSpacing Dt = 1.05 x 2.6 = 2.73 m
D = 1.05 xSpacing Dt = 1.05 x 2.4 = 2.52 m
D = 1.05 xSpacing Dt = 1.05 x 2.2 = 2.31 m
D = 1.05 xSpacing Dt = 1.05 x 2 = 2.1 m
D = 1.05 xSpacing Dt = 1.05 x 1.8 = 1.89 m
D = 1.05 xSpacing Dt = 1.05 x 1.6 = 1.68 m
D = 1.05 xSpacing Dt = 1.05 x 1.4 = 1.47 m
D = 1.05 xSpacing Dt = 1.05 x 1.2 = 1.26 m
D = 1.05 xSpacing Dt = 1.05 x 1 = 1.05 m
D = 1.05 xSpacing Dt = 1.05 x 0.8 = 0.84 m
D = 1.05 xSpacing Dt = 1.05 x 0.6 = 0.63 m
D = 1.05 xSpacing Dt = 1.05 x 0.4 = 0.42 m
D = 1.05 xSpacing Dt = 1.05 x 0.3 = 0.315 m
ation of a saturated clayey
wick drains measure 100 x

C o n s o lid a ti o n T im e t (m o n t h s )
Consolidation Time t (Months)

D (m) 50% U 70 % U 80 % U 90 % U
3.15 9.53 16.55 22.12 31.65
2.94 8.12 14.10 18.85 26.96
2.73 6.83 11.86 15.85 22.68
2.52 5.66 9.83 13.14 18.81 35.00
2.31 4.61 8.01 10.71 15.33
2.1 3.68 6.40 8.55 12.24 30.00

1.89 2.87 4.98 6.66 9.52


25.00
1.68 2.16 3.76 5.02 7.18
1.47 1.57 2.72 3.64 5.21 20.00

1.26 1.08 1.87 2.50 3.57


15.00
1.05 0.68 1.19 1.59 2.28
0.84 0.39 0.68 0.91 1.29 10.00
0.63 0.18 0.32 0.43 0.61
5.00
0.42 0.06 0.10 0.14 0.20
0.315 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.00
3.15 2.94 2.73 2.52 2.31 2.

D
50 % U

70 % U

80 % U

90 % U

4 2.73 2.52 2.31 2.1 1.89 1.68 1.47 1.26 1.05 0.84 0.63 0.42 0.315

D= 1.05 x Spacing (m)

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