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Soil Mechanics Solved Examples - Consolidation
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Soil Mechanics Solved Examples - Consolidation

Sharpen your problem-solving skills on the topic of soil consolidation
4.2 (12 ratings)
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1,821 students enrolled
Created by Mostafa Ismail
Last updated 5/2020
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Soil Mechanics Solved Examples - Consolidation
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What you'll learn
  • How to solve soil mechanics consolidation problems step-by-step
  • Example: settlement under a footing, pore pressure variation due to consolidation, secondary consolidation settlement
Requirements
  • You already have studied lectures, textbooks, etc. and need excellent solved examples
  • Ready to solve assignements/exams/projects
Description

This 3-hour course presents a step-by-step solution to a comprehensive range of 1-d consolidation problems for civil engineering students and professionals.

It covers the gap that exists in mainstream curricula that lack sufficient coverage of solved examples due to time limitations.

I have carefully selected the course problems so that they match those that you may come across in your assignments or exams. The course is also applicable to real-life settlement problems in clayey soils.

Who this course is for:
  • Civil Engineering Students
  • Civil Engineers and professionals
Course content
Expand all 12 lectures 03:10:51
+ – Consolidation Example 1
1 lecture 13:01

After this detailed example, you will be able to:

  • plot the void ratio versus stress curve both arithmetically and logarithmically;

  • determine the preconsolidation pressure using Casagrande method;

  • determine the compression index Cc and recompression index Cr.

Consolidation Example 1
Preview 13:01
+ – Consolidation Example 2
1 lecture 13:29

After this detailed example, you will be able to:

  • determine the stress history of a soil profile in terms of the state of consolidation (NC soil versus OC soil);

  • determine the margin of consolidation and the over-consolidation ratio OCR.

Consolidation Example 2
13:29
+ – Consolidation Example 3
1 lecture 13:33

After this detailed example, you will be able to:

  • determine the total consolidation settlement due to placement of a fill material;

  • examine the consolidation of sand compared with clay.

Consolidation Example 3
13:33
+ – Consolidation Problem 4
1 lecture 13:55

After this detailed example, you will be able to:

  • determine the total consolidation settlement of 2 different clay layers loaded by a fill material using consolidation test results;

  • determine whether each clay is either normally consolidated or over-consolidated;

  • use the proper settlement formulas.

Consolidation Example 4
Preview 13:55
+ – Consolidation Problem 5
1 lecture 13:41

After this detailed example, you will be able to:

  • plot the e-log p' curve from a set of data of vertical stress versus sample height;

  • determine the compression index Cc of the given soil.

Consolidation Example 5
13:41
+ – Consolidation Problem 6
1 lecture 17:18

After this detailed example, you will be able to:

  • determine the coefficient of consolidation (cv) using time-settlement data;

  • determine the coefficient of volume compressibility (mv) for a pressure increment using the time settlement data;

  • determine the coefficient of permeability (k) from the time-settlement data.

Consolidation Example 6
17:18
+ – Consolidation Problem 7
1 lecture 12:41

After this detailed example, you will be able to:

  • use data from a soil profile and associated e-log p' curve to determine the consolidation settlement under a loaded footing;

  • determine the time to 70% consolidation.

Consolidation Example 7
12:41
+ – Consolidation Problem 8
1 lecture 12:15

After this detailed example, you will be able to:

  • solve a consolidation problem involving vertical sand drains (or equivalent);

  • determine the time to 90% consolidation for a clay site treated with vertical sand drains and loaded with a fill surcharge;

  • solve for the combined vertical and radial drainage to satisfy a specific degree of consolidation.

Consolidation Example 8
12:15
+ – Consolidation Problem 9
1 lecture 21:50

After this detailed example, you will be able to:

  • determine the void ratio from laboratory consolidation test results (stress versus sample height)

  • plot e-log p' curve using the consolidation data;

  • determine the settlement resulting from a given pressure increment;

  • determine the secondary consolidation settlement after a certain time.

Consolidation Example 9
21:50
+ – Consolidation Problem 10
1 lecture 19:30

After this detailed example, you will be able to:

  • process data involving piezometric measurements due to consolidation;

  • determine the degree of consolidation from water height in a piezometer by loading;

  • determine the stress increase at a point using piezometer data at another point;

  • differentiate between the average degree of consolidation and the degree of consolidation at a point;

  • apply the general consolidation equation involving Fourier series.

Consolidation Example 10
19:30