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GATE CE 2014 Set 1 — Question 49

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NAT+2 / -0MediumCoefficient of Volume ChangeConsolidationGeotechnical Engineering

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The following data are given for the laboratory sample.σo′=175 kPa;eo=1.1;σo′+Δσo′=300 kPa;e=0.9\sigma_o' = 175 \text{ kPa} ; e_o = 1.1 ; \sigma_o' + \Delta\sigma_o' = 300 \text{ kPa} ; e = 0.9If thickness of the clay specimen is 25 mm, the value of coefficient of volume compressibility is ×10−4 m2/kN\times 10^{-4} \text{ m}^2/\text{kN} ___________
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