Primary Consolidation Settlement Calculations

Calculation of Cc (Terzaghi and Peck) (Coefficient of consolidation)

LL 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Cc 0.09 0.18 0.27 0.36 0.45 0.54 0.63 0.72 0.81

Varying Liquid Limit

Settlement Calculations For, LL = 20

Primary consolidation
Overburden pressure
Depth below EM,d

Thickness of clay

settlement ,St
Net change in
Void Ratio,eo

pressure, Dp

stratum ,H
S No.

,σo

m KN/m2 KN/m2 m cm
1 0 0 0.85
2 1 15 0.85 89.89
3 2 30 0.85 89.45
4 3 45 0.85 88.52
5 4 60 0.85 87.16
6 5 75 0.85 85.48
7 6 82 0.85 83.59 1 1.48
8 7 104 0.85 81.58 2 2.45
9 8 126 0.85 79.49 3 3.10
10 9 148 0.85 77.38 4 3.55
11 10 170 0.85 75.26 5 3.87
12 11 192 0.85 73.16 6 4.09
13 12 214 0.85 71.09 7 4.24
14 13 236 0.85 69.07 8 4.34
15 14 258 0.85 67.10 9 4.40
16 15 280 0.85 65.18 10 4.42 (Total Settlement)
17 16 302 0.85 63.32 11 4.42
18 17 324 0.85 61.53 12 4.41
19 18 346 0.85 59.80 13 4.38
20 19 368 0.85 58.13 14 4.34
21 20 390 0.85 56.52 15 4.29
Settlement Calculations For, LL = 40

Primary consolidation
Overburden pressure
Depth below EM,d

Thickness of clay

settlement ,St
Net change in
Void Ratio,eo

pressure, Dp

stratum ,H
S No.

,σo

2 2
m KN/m KN/m m cm
1 0 0 0.85
2 1 15 0.85 89.89
3 2 30 0.85 89.45
4 3 45 0.85 88.52
5 4 60 0.85 87.16
6 5 75 0.85 85.48
7 6 82 0.85 83.59 1 4.45
8 7 104 0.85 81.58 2 7.34
9 8 126 0.85 79.49 3 9.30
10 9 148 0.85 77.38 4 10.66
11 10 170 0.85 75.26 5 11.62
12 11 192 0.85 73.16 6 12.28
13 12 214 0.85 71.09 7 12.73
14 13 236 0.85 69.07 8 13.02
15 14 258 0.85 67.10 9 13.19
16 15 280 0.85 65.18 10 13.26 (Total Settlement)
17 16 302 0.85 63.32 11 13.27
18 17 324 0.85 61.53 12 13.22
19 18 346 0.85 59.80 13 13.14
20 19 368 0.85 58.13 14 13.01
21 20 390 0.85 56.52 15 12.87
Settlement Calculations For, LL = 60

Primary consolidation
Overburden pressure
Depth below EM,d

Thickness of clay

settlement ,St
Net change in
Void Ratio,eo

pressure, Dp

stratum ,H
S No.

,σo

2 2
m KN/m KN/m m cm
1 0 0 0.85
2 1 15 0.85 89.89
3 2 30 0.85 89.45
4 3 45 0.85 88.52
5 4 60 0.85 87.16
6 5 75 0.85 85.48
7 6 82 0.85 83.59 1 7.42
8 7 104 0.85 81.58 2 12.23
9 8 126 0.85 79.49 3 15.50
10 9 148 0.85 77.38 4 17.77
11 10 170 0.85 75.26 5 19.36
12 11 192 0.85 73.16 6 20.46
13 12 214 0.85 71.09 7 21.21
14 13 236 0.85 69.07 8 21.69
15 14 258 0.85 67.10 9 21.98
16 15 280 0.85 65.18 10 22.11 (Total Settlement)
17 16 302 0.85 63.32 11 22.12
18 17 324 0.85 61.53 12 22.04
19 18 346 0.85 59.80 13 21.89
20 19 368 0.85 58.13 14 21.69
21 20 390 0.85 56.52 15 21.45
Settlement Calculations For, LL = 80

Primary consolidation
Overburden pressure
Depth below EM,d

Thickness of clay

settlement ,St
Net change in
Void Ratio,eo

pressure, Dp

stratum ,H
S No.

,σo

2 2
m KN/m KN/m m cm
1 0 0 0.85
2 1 15 0.85 89.89
3 2 30 0.85 89.45
4 3 45 0.85 88.52
5 4 60 0.85 87.16
6 5 75 0.85 85.48
7 6 82 0.85 83.59 1 10.39
8 7 104 0.85 81.58 2 17.13
9 8 126 0.85 79.49 3 21.70
10 9 148 0.85 77.38 4 24.88
11 10 170 0.85 75.26 5 27.10
12 11 192 0.85 73.16 6 28.65
13 12 214 0.85 71.09 7 29.69
14 13 236 0.85 69.07 8 30.37
15 14 258 0.85 67.10 9 30.77
16 15 280 0.85 65.18 10 30.95 (Total Settlement)
17 16 302 0.85 63.32 11 30.97
18 17 324 0.85 61.53 12 30.86
19 18 346 0.85 59.80 13 30.65
20 19 368 0.85 58.13 14 30.37
21 20 390 0.85 56.52 15 30.02
Settlement Calculations For, LL = 100

Primary consolidation
Overburden pressure
Depth below EM,d

Thickness of clay

settlement ,St
Net change in
Void Ratio,eo

pressure, Dp

stratum ,H
S No.

,σo

2 2
m KN/m KN/m m cm
1 0 0 0.85
2 1 15 0.85 89.89
3 2 30 0.85 89.45
4 3 45 0.85 88.52
5 4 60 0.85 87.16
6 5 75 0.85 85.48
7 6 82 0.85 83.59 1 13.36
8 7 104 0.85 81.58 2 22.02
9 8 126 0.85 79.49 3 27.90
10 9 148 0.85 77.38 4 31.99
11 10 170 0.85 75.26 5 34.85
12 11 192 0.85 73.16 6 36.83
13 12 214 0.85 71.09 7 38.18
14 13 236 0.85 69.07 8 39.05
15 14 258 0.85 67.10 9 39.56
16 15 280 0.85 65.18 10 39.79 (Total Settlement)
17 16 302 0.85 63.32 11 39.82
18 17 324 0.85 61.53 12 39.67
19 18 346 0.85 59.80 13 39.41
20 19 368 0.85 58.13 14 39.04
21 20 390 0.85 56.52 15 38.60
Settlement Calculations For, LL = 30

Primary consolidation
Overburden pressure
Depth below EM,d

Thickness of clay

settlement ,St
Net change in
Void Ratio,eo

pressure, Dp

stratum ,H
S No.

,σo

m KN/m2 KN/m2 m cm
1 0 0 0.85
2 1 15 0.85 89.89
3 2 30 0.85 89.45
4 3 45 0.85 88.52
5 4 60 0.85 87.16
6 5 75 0.85 85.48
7 6 82 0.85 83.59 1 2.97
8 7 104 0.85 81.58 2 4.89
9 8 126 0.85 79.49 3 6.20
10 9 148 0.85 77.38 4 7.11
11 10 170 0.85 75.26 5 7.74
12 11 192 0.85 73.16 6 8.18
13 12 214 0.85 71.09 7 8.48
14 13 236 0.85 69.07 8 8.68
15 14 258 0.85 67.10 9 8.79
16 15 280 0.85 65.18 10 8.84 (Total Settlement)
17 16 302 0.85 63.32 11 8.85
18 17 324 0.85 61.53 12 8.82
19 18 346 0.85 59.80 13 8.76
20 19 368 0.85 58.13 14 8.68
21 20 390 0.85 56.52 15 8.58
Settlement Calculations For, LL = 50

Primary consolidation
Overburden pressure
Depth below EM,d

Thickness of clay

settlement ,St
Net change in
Void Ratio,eo

pressure, Dp

stratum ,H
S No.

,σo

2 2
m KN/m KN/m m cm
1 0 0 0.85
2 1 15 0.85 89.89
3 2 30 0.85 89.45
4 3 45 0.85 88.52
5 4 60 0.85 87.16
6 5 75 0.85 85.48
7 6 82 0.85 83.59 1 5.94
8 7 104 0.85 81.58 2 9.79
9 8 126 0.85 79.49 3 12.40
10 9 148 0.85 77.38 4 14.22
11 10 170 0.85 75.26 5 15.49
12 11 192 0.85 73.16 6 16.37
13 12 214 0.85 71.09 7 16.97
14 13 236 0.85 69.07 8 17.36
15 14 258 0.85 67.10 9 17.58
16 15 280 0.85 65.18 10 17.69 (Total Settlement)
17 16 302 0.85 63.32 11 17.70
18 17 324 0.85 61.53 12 17.63
19 18 346 0.85 59.80 13 17.51
20 19 368 0.85 58.13 14 17.35
21 20 390 0.85 56.52 15 17.16
Settlement Calculations For, LL = 70

Primary consolidation
Overburden pressure
Depth below EM,d

Thickness of clay

settlement ,St
Net change in
Void Ratio,eo

pressure, Dp

stratum ,H
S No.

,σo

2 2
m KN/m KN/m m cm
1 0 0 0.85
2 1 15 0.85 89.89
3 2 30 0.85 89.45
4 3 45 0.85 88.52
5 4 60 0.85 87.16
6 5 75 0.85 85.48
7 6 82 0.85 83.59 1 8.91
8 7 104 0.85 81.58 2 14.68
9 8 126 0.85 79.49 3 18.60
10 9 148 0.85 77.38 4 21.33
11 10 170 0.85 75.26 5 23.23
12 11 192 0.85 73.16 6 24.55
13 12 214 0.85 71.09 7 25.45
14 13 236 0.85 69.07 8 26.03
15 14 258 0.85 67.10 9 26.37
16 15 280 0.85 65.18 10 26.53 (Total Settlement)
17 16 302 0.85 63.32 11 26.54
18 17 324 0.85 61.53 12 26.45
19 18 346 0.85 59.80 13 26.27
20 19 368 0.85 58.13 14 26.03
21 20 390 0.85 56.52 15 25.73
Settlement Calculations For, LL = 90

Primary consolidation
Overburden pressure
Depth below EM,d

Thickness of clay

settlement ,St
Net change in
Void Ratio,eo

pressure, Dp

stratum ,H
S No.

,σo

2 2
m KN/m KN/m m cm
1 0 0 0.85
2 1 15 0.85 89.89
3 2 30 0.85 89.45
4 3 45 0.85 88.52
5 4 60 0.85 87.16
6 5 75 0.85 85.48
7 6 82 0.85 83.59 1 11.88
8 7 104 0.85 81.58 2 19.58
9 8 126 0.85 79.49 3 24.80
10 9 148 0.85 77.38 4 28.43
11 10 170 0.85 75.26 5 30.97
12 11 192 0.85 73.16 6 32.74
13 12 214 0.85 71.09 7 33.94
14 13 236 0.85 69.07 8 34.71
15 14 258 0.85 67.10 9 35.16
16 15 280 0.85 65.18 10 35.37 (Total Settlement)
17 16 302 0.85 63.32 11 35.39
18 17 324 0.85 61.53 12 35.27
19 18 346 0.85 59.80 13 35.03
20 19 368 0.85 58.13 14 34.70
21 20 390 0.85 56.52 15 34.31
 Settlement (cm)
0.00 10.00 20.00 30.00 40.00 50.00
0
LL = 20

LL = 30
5

LL = 40

10 LL = 50
Depth (m)

LL = 60

15
LL = 70

LL = 80
20

LL = 90

25 LL = 100