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Step 2 of 8

Consider point .
With the depth of soil layer and depth of ground water at point
is zero, the pore water pressure and effective stress at point is
zero.

Thus, the pore water pressure at is , total stress at is

, and effective stress at is .

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Step 3 of 8

Determine dry unit weight of sand.

Here, void ratio is , specific gravity of soil is , dry unit weight

of soil is , unit weight of water is .
Substitute for and for , and for in the
formula.

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Step 4 of 8

Determine the total stress at depth of 4m.

Substitute 4m for H, 0 for , and for .

Determine the pore water pressure at a depth of 4m.

Substitute -0.6 for , 2.5m for H, and for .

Determine the effective stress at a depth of 4m.

Substitute for , and for .

Therefore, the pore water pressure at is , total

stress at is , and effective stress at is .

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Step 5 of 8

Consider a point at a depth of 6.5m from the surface:

Determine dry unit weight of clay.

Here, void ratio is , specific gravity of soil is , dry unit weight

of soil is , unit weight of water is .
Substitute for and for , 0.6 for S, and for in
the formula.

As the water table is below the point the pore pressure at a

depth of 6.5 m is 0.

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Step 6 of 8

Substitute for , for , and for H.

Substitute for , and for .

Therefore, at the pore water pressure is , total

stress is and the effective stress is .

Consider a point at a depth of from the surface of dry sand.

Calculate the dry unit weight of clay.

Here, the specific gravity of the soil in the considered layer is

and the void ratio for the considered soil layer is .
Substitute 2.7 for , for and 0.89 for .

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Step 7 of 8

Substitute for , and for H .

Substitute for , for , and for H

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Step 8 of 8

Substitute for , and for u.

Therefore, at the pore water pressure is , total

stress is , and the effective stress is .

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