A bed consists of compressible clay of 4 m thickness with pervious sand on top and impervious rock at the bottom. In a consolidation test on an undisturbed specimen of clay from this deposit 90% settlement was reached in 4 hours. The specimen was 20 mm thick. The time for the building founded over this deposit to reach 90% of its final settlement will be

A bed consists of compressible clay of 4 m thickness with pervious san

1.	A bed consists of compressible clay of 4 m thickness with pervious sand on top and impervious rock at the bottom. In a consolidation test on an undisturbed specimen of clay from this deposit 90% settlement was reached in 4 hours. The specimen was 20 mm thick. The time for the building founded over this deposit to reach 90% of its final settlement will be
A.	91 years
B.	82 years
C.	73 years
D.	64 years
Answer» D. 64 years

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