Scribd
Upload
205 views

Assignment 1

This document contains 6 questions related to soil mechanics calculations. Question 1 asks to calculate the quantity of soil required and its weight to construct an embankment with a finished volume of 40,000 cubic meters. Question 2 asks to calculate the reduction in porosity achieved by adding dry sand and silt, and further clay, to a subgrade soil. Question 3 gives a formula for degree of saturation. Question 4 asks to calculate the moisture content of soil using data from a pycnometer test. Question 5 asks to calculate the specific gravity of soil solids using data from a pycnometer test. Question 6 asks to calculate the quantity of soil required, water added, and void ratios for excavating soil from a borrow pit to

Uploaded by

Tushar Gautam
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
205 views

Assignment 1

This document contains 6 questions related to soil mechanics calculations. Question 1 asks to calculate the quantity of soil required and its weight to construct an embankment with a finished volume of 40,000 cubic meters. Question 2 asks to calculate the reduction in porosity achieved by adding dry sand and silt, and further clay, to a subgrade soil. Question 3 gives a formula for degree of saturation. Question 4 asks to calculate the moisture content of soil using data from a pycnometer test. Question 5 asks to calculate the specific gravity of soil solids using data from a pycnometer test. Question 6 asks to calculate the quantity of soil required, water added, and void ratios for excavating soil from a borrow pit to

Uploaded by

Tushar Gautam
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 1

CE 206 ASSIGNMENT -1

1. The undisturbed soil at a borrow pit has a water content of 15%, void ratio of 0.60 and specific gravity
of solids 2.70. The soil from the borrow pit is to be used for the construction of an embankment with a
finished volume of 40,000 cu m. The specification for the embankment requires a water content of
18% and dry unit weight of 1.76g/cc. Calculate the quantity of soil required to be excavated from
borrow pit for the construction of the embankment. What would be its weight? What is the weight of
the embankment soil? (Ans: 80960 ton and 83072 ton)
2. The in situ unit weight of a medium to coarse sand used as subgrade for a highway was 16 kN/m 3. It
was decided to improve that soil by mechanical stabilization. When 5.5 kN of a mixture of dry sand
and silt was added to 1m3 of this subgrade, the volume was increased by 20%. How much reduction in
porosity of the soil was achieved? Assume average G s as 2.67. (Ans: 7.3%)
Further, 1.5 kN of clay, at a moisture content of 10% was added to the above mixture such that no
further increase in the volume of the subgrade resulted. Determine the further reduction in the porosity
that this addition of clay brought about. Assume Gs of the clay particles as 2.55. (Ans: 4.6%)
3. Prove that;

Degree of saturation  S r  
w
 w 1  w  1

 Gs
4. In one particular test, 250 gm of moist soil was placed in a pycnometer, and the pycnometer was filled
with water and was found to have a weight of 3 kg. The weight of the pycnometer filled with water
alone was 2.87 kg. Determine the moisture content of the soil assuming G s = 2.65. (Ans: 19.73%)
5. The following observations were taken in a pycnometer test;
Weight of pycnometer = 580.2 gm; Weight of pycnometer + dry soil = 781.25 gm;
Weight of pycnometer + dry soil + water = 1588 gm; Weight of pycnometer + water = 1458 gm
Determine the specific gravity of soil solids (Gs). (Ans: 2.83)
6. Soil is to be excavated from a borrow pit which has a density of 1.75 g/cc and water content of 12%.
The specific gravity of soil particles is 2.7. Water was added to the soil and compacted such that the
final water content becomes 18% and dry density 1.65 g/cc. For 1000 m 3 of soil in fill, estimate (i)
quantity of soil to be excavated from pit (ii) amount of water to be added.
(Ans: 1056 m3; 99m3)
Also determine the void ratios of the soil in borrow pit and fill. (Ans: ebp = 0.728; efill = 0.636)

You might also like