Civil Engineering - Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Section 3 (Q.No. 30)
30.
The void ratio of a soil sample decreases from 1.50 to 1.25 when the pressure is increased from 25 tonnes/m2 to 50 tonnes/m2, the coefficient of compressibility is
0.01
0.02
0.05
0.001
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Yogesh said:   9 years ago
@Pranav.

That is Coefficient of Compression index.

Pranav said:   10 years ago
Cc = Change in e/log (Final pressure/Initial pressure).

= (1.50-1.25)/log(50/25) = 0.8304.

Vikash said:   1 decade ago
Coefficient of compressibility = change in e/change in stress.
= (1.50-1.25)/(50-25).
= 0.01.


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