A doubly drained specimen, 2.51 cm in height, is consolidated in the lab under an applied stress. The time for 41% average consolidation is 11 min.
(a) Compute the cy in cm2/min value for the lab specimen.
(b) How long will it take for the specimen to consolidate to an average consolidation of 90%? Your answer should be in minutes.
(c) If the final consolidation settlement of the specimen is expected to be 0.47 cm, how long will it take for 0.376 cm of settlement to occur? Your answer should be in minutes.
(d) After 33.3 minutes, what percentage consolidation has occurred at the middle of the specimen?