Example Problem 8.12 Solve Part 1 of the prior example problem by using the 2:1
approximation.
Solution Using the 2:1 approximation (Eq. 4.26), with B 20 m, L 30 m, and z 11 m:
sz sv P[(B z) (L z)]
[(50 kPa)(20)(30)][(20 11)(30 11)] 24 kPa
Since OCR 1, use Eq. 8.12:
sc Cc [Ho(1 eo)] log [(s′vo v)s′vo]
sc (0.83)[(2 m)(1 1.1)] log [(150 kPa 24 kPa)150 kPa] 0.051 m 5.1 cm