The amount of settlement that would occur at the end of 1.5 year and 5 year are 7.3 cm and 13.14 cm respectively.
<h3>How to determine the amount of settlement?</h3>For a layer of 3.8 m thickness, we were given the following parameters:
U = 50% = 0.5.
Sc = 7.3 cm.
For Sf, we have:
Sf = Sc/U
Sf = 7.3/0.5
Sf = 14.6
Therefore, Sf for a layer of 38 m thickness is given by:
Sf = 14.6 × 38/3.8
Sf = 146 cm.
At 50%, the time for a layer of 3.8 m thickness is: = 1.5 year.
At 50%, the time for a layer of 38 m thickness is:
= 1.5 × (38/3.8)²
= 150 years.
For the thickness of 38 m, U₂ is given by:
The new settlement after 1.5 year is:
Sc = U₂Sf
Sc = 0.05 × 146
Sc = 7.3 cm.
For time, t₂ = 5 year:
The new settlement after 5 year is:
Sc = U₂Sf
Sc = 0.09 × 146
Sc = 13.14 cm.
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