!

"#$ &
Clven 8 = 3, L= 6, u
f

= 3, P = 13, L
s
= 140
Lon/2,
s
= 0.4, and
n e L l n c r e a s e o f
p r e s s u r e o n L h e
foundauon, Ao = 4000
lb/2. LsumaLe Lhe
elasuc seulemenL.
'()*+,--#.#/#01
(2 -(#/- *345 &
("0/#6, &
1. LllLC1 Cl ulS1u88AnCL Cn vClu 8A1lC-
8LSSu8L 8LLA1lCnSPl
2. CALCuLA1lCn Cl SL11LLMLn1 l8CM CnL
ulMLnSlCnAL 8lMA8? CCnSCLluA1lCn
3. CCM8LSSlCn lnuLx
4. SWLLL lnuLx
3. SLCCnuA8? CCnSCLluA1lCn SL11LLMLn1
,22,'0 (2 7#-0"+.86', (6 9(#7 +80#(6:
*+,--"+, +,/80#(6-;#*
6' '/81
(' '/81
'8/'"/80#(6 (2 -,00/,),60 2+() (6,:
7#),6-#(68/ *+#)8+1 '(6-(/#780#(6
6' '/81
(' '/81
'()*+,--#(6 #67,<= '
>
-(), ,)*#+#'8/ ,<*+,--#(6-?
SkLM1Cn (1944), for undlsLurbed clays:
8LnuCn-PL88L8C (1983), for naLural clays:
nACA8A! Anu Mu81?(1983):
-@,// #67,-= '
-
1he swell lndex ls appreclably smaller ln magnlLude Lhan Lhe
compresslon lndex.
nACA8A! Anu Mu81?(1983):
-,'(678+1 '(6-(/#780#(6 -,00/,),60

1he end of prlmary consolldauon, LhaL ls, aer compleLe
dlsslpauon of excess pore waLer pressure, some seulemenL ls
observed because of Lhe plasuc ad[usLmenL of soll fabrlcs. 1hls
sLage of consolldauon ls called secondary consolldauon.
-,'(678+1 '()*+,--#(6 #67,<= '
A
?
Secondary consolldauon seulemenL ls more
lmporLanL Lhan prlmary consolldauon ln organlc and
hlgh compresslble lnorganlc solls.

ln overconsolldaLed lnorganlc clays, Lhe secondary
compresslon lndex ls very small and of less pracucal
slgnlcance.
,<8)*/, &BC
A soll prole ls as shown. lf a unlform dlsLrlbuLed load, Ao, ls
applled aL Lhe ground surface, whaL ls Lhe seulemenL of Lhe
clay layer caused by prlmary consolldauon lf
a. 1he clay ls normally consolldaLed.
b. 1he preconsolldauon pressure (o
c
') = 190kn/m
2
.
c. o
c
' = 170kn/m
2
.
,<8)*/, &B&
lor normally consolldaLed clay layer ln Lhe eld, Lhe followlng
values are glven:
1hlckness of clay layer = 8.3
vold rauo (e
o
) = 0.80
Compresslon lndex (C
c
) = 0.28
Average eecuve pressure = 2630lb/
2
on Lhe clay layer (o
o
')
Ao' = 970lb/
2
Secondary compresslon = 0.02
lndex (C
o
)

WhaL ls Lhe LoLal consolldauon seulemenL of Lhe clay layer
ve years aer Lhe compleuon of prlmary consolldauon
seulemenL? 1lme for compleuon of prlmary seulemenL = 1.3
years.