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This document contains 15 multi-part soil mechanics problems involving concepts such as moisture content, unit weight, permeability, consolidation settlement, shear strength, and effective stress. The problems require calculating parameters for natural soils, performing consolidation tests, modeling layered soil systems, and interpreting results from triaxial and consolidation testing.

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CE Review Geotech Set Probs

This document contains 15 multi-part soil mechanics problems involving concepts such as moisture content, unit weight, permeability, consolidation settlement, shear strength, and effective stress. The problems require calculating parameters for natural soils, performing consolidation tests, modeling layered soil systems, and interpreting results from triaxial and consolidation testing.

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1. In natural state, a moist soil has a volume of 0.33 cubic feet and weighs 39.93 lbs.

The oven-dry weight of the soil is 35.54


lbs. If Gs = 2.71, determine the (a) moisture content, (b) moist unit weight, (c) void ratio, (d) degree of saturation and (e)
porosity.
2. Find the coefficient of permeability when the results of a constant head permeability test for a fine sand having a diameter of
150 mm and a length of 30 mm are as follows:
constant head difference = 50 mm time of collection of water = 5 min
volume of water collected = 350 cc temperature of water = 24C
3. Determine the coefficient of permeability for the soil sample with the following data for a variable head permeability test:
area of soil sample = 12 sq. cm length of soil sample = 15 cm
area of standpipe = 0.50 sq. cm. At t=0, head = 40 cm
At t=300 sec, head = 20 cm.
4. A pumping test from a well in a permeable layer underlain by an impervious stratum was made. When a steady state
condition was reached, the following observations were made:
q = 100 gpm h1 = 20 in. r1 = 150 in. h2 = 15 in. r2 = 50 in.
Determine the coefficient of permeability for the permeable layer.
5. A 5-meter granular soil deposit with e = 0.65 & Gs = 2.70 retains a groundwater table located 3 meters below the ground
surface. The zone of capillary rise is 1 meter above the groundwater table. Using the principles of variations of total stress,
pore water pressure and effective stress with depth, determine the effective stress at the bottom most portion of the soil
deposit.
6. A 20-ft dense sand is underlain by a 15-ft normally consolidated clay. The groundwater table is located 8 ft below the ground
surface. The dry unit weight of sand is 110 pcf while its saturated unit weight is 115 pcf. The normally consolidated clay has a
unit weight of 120 pcf with a liquid limit of 50% and a void ratio of 0.90. If a uniformly distributed load of P of 1000 psf is
applied at the ground surface, what will be the settlement of the clay due to primary consolidation? Assume the sand above
the ground water table to be dry.
7. If the clay layer in Prob. #6 has been preconsolidated and the average preconsolidation pressure is 2600 psf, what will be the
expected primary consolidation due to the surcharge on 1000 psf? Assume Cs = 1/6Cc
8. If a uniformly distributed load of P is applied at the ground surface and assuming that the primary consolidation of 6.39
inches in Prob #6 will be completed in 3.5 years, estimate the secondary consolidation settlement that would occur from 3.5
years to 10 years after the load application. What is the total consolidation settlement after 10 years? Given : C = 0.022.
9. For a soil profile, the compressible layer has a thickness of 15 feet and is under double drainage condition. If the primary
consolidation of the compressible layer is 6.14 inches
a. What is the average degree of consolidation for the compressible layer when the settlement is 2 inches?
b. If the average value of Cv for the pressure range is 0.003 cm2/sec, how long will it take for 50% settlement to occur?
c. If the 15-ft compressible layer id drained on one side, how long will it take for 50% consolidation to occur?
10. A 3-meter thick layer ( double drainage ) of saturated clay under a surcharge loading underwent 90% primary consolidation in
75 days. Find the coefficient of consolidation for the pressure range.
11. A six-foot square foundation supports a total load of 96 kips. Determine the vertical stress resulting from the foundation loading
at the depth of 6 ft. below the existing ground surface directly beneath the center of the footing. Treat the load as a
concentrated load.
12. A consolidated drained triaxial test was conducted on a normally consolidated clay. The results are as follows: 3 = 276 Kpa
and (d) = 276 KPa. Determine (a) angle of friction,  and (b) angle  that the failure plane makes with the major principal
plane
13. Two similar clay soil samples were preconsolidated in triaxial equipment under a chamber pressure of 600 KPa. Consolidated
drained triaxial tests were conducted on these two specimens. Following are the results of the tests :
specimen (1) : 3 = 100 Kpa ; (d) = 410.6 Kpa specimen (2) : 3 = 50 Kpa ; (d) = 384.37 Kpa
Determine the shear strength parameters for the samples.
14. A sample of saturated sand was consolidated under an all-around pressure of 60 psi. The axial stress was then increased
without permitting drainage. The sample failed when the axial stress reached 50 psi. The pore water pressure at failure was
41.35 psi. Determine the following: (a) consolidated-undrained angle of shearing resistance and (b) the drained friction angle
15. A 50 ft. thick, normally consolidated clay deposit of 122.5 pcf, is overlain by a 10 ft thick dry sand of 110 pcf. The two layers
are separated by a ground water table located just above the clay layer. The plasticity index of the clay is 48%. Estimate the
undrained cohesion at the middle of the clay layer.

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