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Chapter 4 of Gillesania's Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering

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Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering (Chapter 4)

Chapter 4 of Gillesania's Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering

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idamentat of (Chapter 05 Suess bistibution technical Engineering Soi 165 Chapter 05 Stress Distribution in Soil feanmeni yt Geotechnical Enginee) = I} STRESS CAUSED BY A POINT LOAD caper 03~ Flow of Water Fundamentals sof Cchapte08 ~ Sees 130 tough soi Corer Engine ial Engineeting insoi_131 Chapter 04 Stresses in Soil INTERGRANULAR STRESS, py {EFFECTIVE STRESS) pranlaroreffctive sos isthe tes resling fom patleko-patce act of pea pepe baat PORE WATER PRESSURE. p. (NEUTRAL STRESS) fe water pressure or neutral stress is the tres nce by water presuts, Penton maa For soils above water tbe, p= TOTALSTRESS py sum ofthe tetive and neal stress, mepetpe e543 STRESS IN SOIL WITHOUT SEEPAGE thes layer shown in Fagure 041 capt ot Some oi Geotechnical Engineering 132_insoi Succ 6) A point Total sss p Nesta st, ists str otal tes, ~an h 9 evi ee lective sist pe= orem yen a Neutrals ps elie sos pr Chapter 08 ~ suresses technical Engineering pie Gere Ee B STRESS IN SATURATED SOM WITHISEEPAGE 5:1 UPWARD SEEPAGE =J 1c raion 1= /# Inmixe. h/t) Atpoint A Penne Aipoin 2 potash Pom voter He In) ee) Atpointc Prat Ye Po=ratHa> Hie h) wopenyttaoteh seepage ore per unit volume of lis Fri cata Fundamental of Geotechnical enginee Chapter 04 ~ sresses 134 insol “Fz DOWNWARD SEEPAGE ylation, = iH m= Hh} Atpoint A Preto Prapimpen0 point poe ler Hh) At point C preston the eH ee Hi -F) Hist yeh be lundamentals of Chapter 08 Stresses echnical Engineering inso 135. Wo EFFECT OF CAPILLARY RISE TOSOU STRESS play ss in soe domonsteata on the losing igure A sandy sos iced in contact with water. After a certtn pened water ts ot he Hasiticn ofthe degre of saturation with the helght of the sll cola caused Py cpilry rises approximately given in the Fie, ogres of saturation Is about 100% upto aight. Heyond the eighth, ater can occupy nly the smallor vids ans the deg of saturation ses an 100% le spprowimatehlght of capil seis given by Hazen as fer Ds = fective gain size «~ vod ratio and C= onstant that varies 1010 50 mer 2 ip pore water pressure, py at» point i he layer of sll uly strated by plan isi i Pond rete tnd water table, ee pte Of Secs co 136 nso Geotecnneal Engen) rope 0 Sess stereinceng insor_137 Tis cause caplinny asthe pore water reser p Taparinisaanen sie approsimated 3 } Pen Steh et 9BLEM 04.1 (CE NOVEMBER 1996) INov 98: clay layer 4m thick ets Banesth a deposit of submerged sand & hich ‘The tp of th sand is lcatod 3m below the surface of ke The cated uit eight of sand is 25 KN/cw mand of day 20 RNa. te ermine te total vertial pressure?) a¢m-heightof theca layer ele Ste the dren o sata Consider the sol ayer shown in igure OL: Deanna pea ore water sess p= crying, the sand was found to have a cy unt weight of 92 pot, mite theefectve stot atthe mid-eighto the day tye turion For the sand above the water fble al Lain Fundamentals of Geoteenncar engineerin Cchapret 04 - sess 138 insoi 1e- CopMavermaran ¢ Eto Mme conine rate r25) 28 624/00) + 110420) PopLeM 04.3 (Ce NOVEMBER 2001) pnd prt cosis of 2m of silly and underlain by 2m of clay. Te rand sinter tables 30 Blow the ground surlace The sal Tavs rag of 14 N/a The clay hs uit weight of 6 KN above the TEN sa 20 RN below he water able Deterine the al sts | eo of heey ayer SOLUTION I areata | p= IN) (1) 140) prnsukes Fancamentais of Chapter 04 - stresses 'Geotechnical Engineering insot_ 139 PROBLEM 03.4 [cE MAY 2002) he sol shown in Figure 6 has a oid eau of 050 apd G=270 y= 15m. Ina 3 i) What sho lfetve ut weight of and in KN/ 1) Whats theifective sen at point An KPa 1) Whetis thee! hydraulic ra fsa (Gr quick conto). 8) lfectve unit weight Submerged uni weight ah ma (20928) +981 Pras 77599408 hel Pr=981G+ 15) pratt hPa be Pratl pe 77899 485 a= 33358 KPa chapter 04 - Stresses Fundamentals of idamentas of Chapter 04 ~ stresses 140. jase Geotechnical Engineering chica Engineering i nso 141 Grea hydric radon TON y Re 1) Vertical effective prerure a4 ble lowering of he wate abe: nani p= (120-6225) + 139-2460) Ts Paso pst 5) Aller lowering of the water table PROBLEM 045 [CE MAY 2002) \ round surface, was lowered ta depth of 25 febeow the round. Aer sh TEnrenng, the depee of saturation of de sand above water abe was lower! ‘What ste vertical flctive presure at tho mlhsight ofthe clay ly tefore lowering ofthe water table np. oy Wei tne vet eerive peu at he midbightof he dey yer — tor lowering of he water ble, np = 4 What te steal fective premune when there lino water in fhe san ce | layer Inpet — a Solving for (20% eaturatd) y= 6 020135 119) oa 1198 pet p= (120 62.9125) + (135 -624)05)+ 19808) P= 5590 pat 6) Vetta fective presse at when there i no water fn the sand aye: y= (120~62.125) 195150) STO pst LEM 08.6 (CE MAY 2003) {ground water level ina thick, very tne sand dapost i Tocted 20-m Above the fe ground waterline the sand ated y capillary action. The unt yselgt of the saturated sand ts 20 yor the ground suriace chapter 04 — stresses Fundamental of 142 insai Geotecnnical Engineering What bie wal sues in KPa on # horonat plane A Tocated 5 Ieow the ground wtac? yan he ove water pussure in Pa at his plane? 1) Whats the elecve veral ses in KPa plane A? SOLUTION, Joes wee Total stron pr= 2035) 20302) Pr=9135 KPa 1) Pore water pressures A pe aste3) o> 24525 kPa 0) Bective sts =per od presi 24525 = 66805 kPa PROBLEM 08:7 [CE MAY 2003) Uh denge sit layer has the following properties: void ratio = 040, ef

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