Calculate the ultimate primary consolidation settlement

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A 30ft thick clay layer with doudble drainage settles 3 inches, in a time period of 2 years. The clay has a coefficient of consolidation of .000791 in^2/sec. a) Calculate the ultimate primary consolidation settlement. b) how long will it take to settle to 75% of the ammount in part a.

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