How long should the town wait after the application of the


In a certain town it is required that in a period of 20 years after the sale of a terrain the deformation may not be more than 20 cm. For a terrain that has been prepared by the application of a sand layer on a soft soil layer of 7.6 m thickness, it has been found from tests on the soft soil that the deformation after one day is 1.1 %, and after 10 days 2.4 %. How long should the town wait after the application of the sand layer before the terrain can be sold?

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