602: GEOTECHNICAL ENGG QUIZ 2 AUGUST 10, 2019

Situation: Situation:
A sand cone test has been performed in a recently compacted fill. The test results were A flexible rectangular area. B1
as follows: Given: B1=1.2m, B2=3m, L1=3m, O
Initial weight of sand cone + sand. . . . 6.14 kg L2=6m. If the area is subjected to a
Final weight of sand cone + sand. . . . . 1.94 kg uniform load of 110 kPa. B2
Weight of sand to fill cone. . . . . . . 0.96 kg Note: Use the table provided for
Weight of soil from hole + bucket. . . . 5.65 kg Influence factor. L1 L2
Weight of bucket. . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.55 kg
11. Determine the stress increase at a depth of 8 m. located immediately below point
Moisture content test: O. (kPa)
Mass of empty moisture content can. . . . 23.11 g a. 25.8 b. 22.2 c. 30.2 d. 20.7
Mass of moist soil + can. . . . . . . . . 273.93 g 12. Determine the stress increase below the center of the area at a depth of 5 m.
Mass of oven-dried soil + can. . . . . . 250.10 g (kPa)
a. 93.5 b. 71.5 c. 45.8 d. 104.5
The sand used on the sand cone had a unit weight of 12.75 kN/m3 and the fill had a
maximum dry unit weight of 19.04 kN/m3 and an optimum moisture content of 11.7%. Situation:
A point load of P=4000kN is applied at point A on the
1. Compute the volume of hole. (m3) ground surface as shown. Unit weight of soil is 17.50
a. 0.00242 b. 0.0024995 c. 0.00264 d. 0.00249 kN/m3.
2. Compute the dry unit weight of soil. (kN/m3)
a. 16.71 b. 18.18 c. 17.18 d. 18.25
3. Compute the relative compaction. (%) 13. Find the vertical stress increment (kPa) at point
a. 95.48 b. 90.23 c. 87.76 d. 95.85 D, 8m below the ground surface. Use
boussinesq’s eq.
Situation:
Compaction test results are tabulated for a soil as shown.
a. 11.02 b. 12.13 c. 13.24 d. 14.15
Water content (%) Dry Unit weight (kN/m3) 14. Compute the total vertical stress (kPa) at point C, 8m below the ground surface.
6 14.80 a. 154.15 b. 152.13 c. 151.02 d. 153.24
8 17.45
Situation:
9 18.52 A tri-axial shear test is performed on a cohesionless soil sample. Failure occurred
11 18.90 when the normal stress is 6300 kPa and the shear stress is 4200 kPa.
12 18.60 15. Compute the angle of internal friction.
14 16.90 a. 34.000 b. 20.250 c. 30.500 d. 32.200
16. Compute the angle of the failure plane.
Following are the results of a field unit weight determination test on the same soil with
a. 55.130 b. 62.000 c. 61.100 d. 60.250
the sand cone method.
17. Compute the maximum principal stress. (kPa)
Dry density of sand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1667 kg/m3
a. 14179 b. 14299 c. 14919 d. 14199
Weight of sand to fill the cone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.117 kg
Weight of jar + cone + sand(before use). . . . . . . . . . 5.99 kg
Situation: Cell Deviator Pore
Weight of jar + cone + sand(after use). . . . . . . . . . . 2.81 kg
The results of a three consolidated undrained tri-axial Pressure Stress Pressure
Weight of moist soil from hole. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.331 kg
tests on a saturated clay are as follows: 141.5 kPa 117 kPa 110 kPa
Moisture content of moist soil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.6 %
400 kPa 242 kPa 233 kPa
18. Compute the angle of internal friction of the clay. 600 kPa 367 kPa 239 kPa
4. Compute the dry unit weight of compaction in the field. (kN/m3)
a. 17.500 b. 16.200 c. 18.400 d. 18.100
a. 13.50 b. 15.94 c. 14.85 d. 15.65
19. Compute the cohesion of the clay. (kPa)
5. Compute the max. dry unit weight. (kN/m3)
a. 33.20 b. 30.17 c. 32.25 d. 31.71
a. 19 b. 18 c. 16 d. 17
20. Compute the shearing strength of the soil at a depth of 6m, if the degree of
6. Compute the relative compaction in the field. (%)
saturation is 82% with a water content of 12%, sp.gr. of soil=2.6. (kPa)
a. 84.38 b. 87.35 c. 86.94 d. 83.89
a. 66.31 b. 68.59 c. 67.45 d. 70.20
Situation:
Situation:
A thick layer of clay underlies a sand formation having a thickness of 4.5m The
For the stressed soil element shown.
groundwater is located 2m below the ground surface. Specific gravity of sand and clay
is 2.65 with sand having an average void ratio of 0.52. the clay has a water content of
42%. Degree of saturation above water table is 0.37.
Compute
7. Compute the effective stress at a depth of 10 m. below the ground surface in kPa.
21. Compute the normal stress on plane DE. (kPa)
a. 102.46 b. 103.86 c. 105.44 d. 104.68
a. 168.42 b. 160.50 c. 162.25 d. 164.08
22. Compute the shear stress on plane DE. (kPa)
Situation:
a. -29.9 b. 35.20 c. 30 d. -28.89
Two footings rest in a layer of
sand 2.7m thick. The bottom of
Situation:
the footings is 0.90m below the
A square footing has a dimension of 1.4m. x 1.4m. and has its bottom 1m. below the
ground surface. Beneath the
ground surface.
sand layer is a 1.8m clay layer.
Soil Properties:
Beneath the clay layer is hard
Nc=35 Nq=22 Ny=19
pan. The water table is at a
Density: 1846 kg/m3 (above ground water table)
depth of 1.8m below the
Saturated Density: 1965 kg/m3 (below ground water table)
ground surface.
Cohesion: 1605 kg/m2
Angle of friction: 30 ֯
23. If ground water table is located at the ground surface. Compute the allowable load
that the footing could carry in kilogram. FS=3.0
a. 34841.7 b. 41802.97 c. 68289.73 d. 81933.81
24. If ground water table is located at a depth of 1.5m below the ground surface.
8. Compute the stress increase at the center of clay layer assume that the pressure
Compute the net allowable load that the footing could carry in kilogram. FS=3.0
beneath the footing is spread at an angle of 2 vertical to 1 horizontal. (kPa)
a. 68289.73 b. 81933.81 c. 34841.7 d. 41802.97
a. 25.51 b. 26.45 c. 24.85 d. 25.10 25. If ground water table is 0.5m above the base of footing. Compute the ultimate load
9. Determine the size of footing B so that the settlement in the clay layer is the same that the footing could carry in kilogram.
beneath footings A and B. Footing A is 1.5 m square. (m) a. 223863.56 b. 112810.60 c. 114216.10 d. 221108.78
a. 3.13 b. 3.24 c. 3.32 d. 3.29
10. Determine the settlement beneath footing A. (mm)
a. 46.03 b. 48.05 c. 45.65 d. 46.65