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Settlement of Cohesive Soil
[pre]Hi Dears. In our Region most of the soils encountered at foundation levels are Unsaturated Clay and silts (CL, CL-ML, GC) The ground water table is usually (10 - 40+ meter) below the foundation level, So if the soil is not saturated can I assume that there is no consolidation settlement of...- Nr Ahmad
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Drained and Un-drained Condition
Hi, I am working for a Transmission line Project (Civil Part), Our project Route traverses mainly through a soil of CL-ML type (fine grained soil), The ground water level at site is mainly 10-30 meter below the intended foundation depth (3.75 m), the soil at foundation level is expected to...- Nr Ahmad
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