David Ospina, Jose Andrés Duitama, Silvia Caballero, Rocío Rincón, Daniela Giraldo.

The soil sample used for the practice of consolidation had a color tonality dark gray, presented
content of organic because we were able to observe roots, in addition to having a strong smell.
When making contact of the sample with the forearm, it is adhered to the skin leaving much of the
sample, therefore means that it has a high humidity and deforms to make little pressure. When you
introduce a small sample of material to the mouth you can see that there is a presence of slime so
we can estimate that possibly this material corresponds to a slime or organic clay.

CONCLUSIONS

1. The specific gravity calculated for the sample was 2.3 and corresponds to a silts with traces of
organic matter according to the experimental book Soil Mechanics of Bardet, is called as a
type of Soil Fat Clay in a state of soft soil.

2. Of the sample was obtained Gs = 2.3, according to the book Principles of Geotechnical
Engineering (Braja, D) The mineral content predomínate is halloysite (table 1.4); In the book
Properties Geofesicas of Soils (Bowles), Joseph contains a mineral plaster (table 2-1); In the
book Soil Mechanics of Lambe contains the mineral attapulgite (table 3.1).

3. In the values obtained from the phase relationship e=1,704, n=63% s=99% w=74%, according
to table 3 of the book soil mechanics in engineering practice (Terzaghi) the sample is classified
as a soft clay slightly organic.

4. For the load applied to the ground which was of a building of 6 floors with an effort of 77.56
KN/m2 It is obtained that the 99% of the calculated settlement was 0, 20cm (2 mm) in
approximate time of 6 months, taking into account the preconsolidation effort that was of 230
KPa

5. A technique to improve the conditions of the soil is the main use of the strands draining, that
accelerate the process of consolidation to reduce significantly the time of settlement of
embankments on soft soils such as silt and clay, silt and organic clays and peat.

6. For the load applied to the soil, an over-consolidated state is present because the effort it
supports is less than the preconsolidated stress and therefore the settlement will be acceptable
since the maximum effort it can withstand must be below the stress of Preconsolidation.

7. Bearing in mind that the over consolidation ratio (OCR > 1), is spoken of a soil with loads
lower than the pressure of preconsolidation therefore the soil responds as a hard soil that will
have minimal deformations.
8. According to the permeability value obtained (K = 6.38 x 10-5 cm/s), the soil has a low
permealibility which affects the settling time as it decreases the ratio of gaps by increasing the
stress.

9. According to the book Experimental Soil Mechanics (Bardet) in table 2 (Classification of soils
according to their coefficients of permeability) the K coefficient for this soil is classified as a
Very Low Clay Silty.

10. The 99% of the settlement to the ground is 0.208 cm in approximately 6 months; taking into
account the limits of settlement total the value calculated for 20 years does not exceed 15 cm
stipulated in the standard NSR-10 Title H.4.9.2.

11. Finally, the soil corresponds to an organic clay of low permeability, which is suitable for the
type of foundation used, because the stress obtained from the structure presents its greatest
deformation in a minimum time.

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