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Civil Engineering: Soil Mechanichs 3 Assignment

This document contains 10 soil mechanics problems involving calculations of: 1) Void ratio, dry unit weight, degree of saturation given moist unit weight and moisture content 2) Weight of water to add for specific degrees of saturation 3) Specific gravity, void ratio, saturated unit weight from initial properties The problems involve calculating various soil properties using common soil mechanics formulas and relationships between dry unit weight, saturated unit weight, void ratio, degree of saturation, specific gravity, and moisture content.

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Civil Engineering: Soil Mechanichs 3 Assignment

This document contains 10 soil mechanics problems involving calculations of: 1) Void ratio, dry unit weight, degree of saturation given moist unit weight and moisture content 2) Weight of water to add for specific degrees of saturation 3) Specific gravity, void ratio, saturated unit weight from initial properties The problems involve calculating various soil properties using common soil mechanics formulas and relationships between dry unit weight, saturated unit weight, void ratio, degree of saturation, specific gravity, and moisture content.

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Elyas Yousufi

Registration NO.: 601-1804017


Instructor: Eng. Khan Muhammad Shinwaray
Class NO: 504 (Sat, Morning)
Department: BCE

CIVIL 2020
Fall

ENGINEERING
PRESENTED ON: 25-Oct-2020

SOIL
MECHANICHS
rd
3 Assignment
Problem 3.5: The moist unit weight of a soil is 19.2 kN/m3. Given that Gs=2.69 and w= 9.8%, determine:
Given Data:
Gs= 2.69
𝜔 = 9.8 ÷100 = 0.098
𝛾 = 19.2 𝑘𝑁/𝑚3

a) Void ratio:
(1 + 𝜔)𝐺𝑠 𝛾𝜔 (1 + 0.098)2.69 ∗ 9.81 28.9
𝛾= ⇒ 19.2 = ⇒𝑒= − 1 ⇒ 𝑒 = 0.5
1+𝑒 1+𝑒 19.2

b) Dry unit weight

𝛾 19.2 𝐾𝑁⁄ 3
𝛾𝑑 = ⇒ 𝛾𝑑 = 𝑚 ⇒ 𝛾 = 17.48 𝐾𝑁⁄
𝑑 𝑚3
1+𝜔 1 + 0.098

c) Degree of saturation
𝜔𝐺𝑠 0.098 ∗ 2.69
𝑆𝑒 = 𝜔𝐺𝑠 ⇒ 𝑆 = ⇒𝑆= ⇒ 𝑆 = 0.527 ∗ 100 = 52.7%
𝑒 0.5

Problem 3.6: Refer to Problem 3.5. Determine the weight of water, in kN, to be added per cubic meter (m3) of
soil for:

a) 90% degree of saturation


S = 0.9
𝛾 = 19.2 𝐾𝑁⁄ 3
𝑚

(𝐺𝑠 + 𝑆 ∗ 𝑒)𝛾𝜔 (2.69 ∗ 9.81 + 0.9 ∗ 0.527) ∗ 9.81


𝛾= ⇒𝛾= ⇒ 𝛾 = 20.32 𝐾𝑁⁄ 3
1+𝑒 1 + 0.527 𝑚

 Water to be added: 20.32 – 19.2 = 1.12 𝐾𝑁⁄ 3


𝑚

b) 100% degree of saturation


S=1

(𝐺𝑠 + 𝑆 ∗ 𝑒)𝛾𝜔 (2.69 ∗ 9.81 + 1 ∗ 0.527) ∗ 9.81


𝛾= ⇒𝛾= ⇒ 𝛾 = 20.66 𝐾𝑁⁄ 3
1+𝑒 1 + 0.527 𝑚
 Water to be added: 20.66 – 19.2 = 1.46 𝐾𝑁⁄𝑚3
Problem 3.7: Undisturbed soil sample was collected from the field in steel Shelby tubes for laboratory evaluation.
The tube sample has a diameter of 71 mm, length of 558 mm, and a moist weight of 42.5*10-3 kN. If the oven-dried
weight was 37.85*10-3 kN, and Gs = 2.69, calculate the following:

Given Data:
d= 71mm
L= 558mm
W=42.5*10-3 KN
WS =37.85*10-3 KN
Gs= 2.69

a) Moist unit weight

𝜋 𝑑2 3 𝜋 (71𝑚𝑚)2 3
𝑉= ∗ 𝐿 ∗ 10−9 𝑚 ⁄𝑚𝑚3 = ∗ 558𝑚𝑚 ∗ 10−9 𝑚 ⁄𝑚𝑚3 = 0.0022𝑚3
4 4

b) Field moisture content

𝑊 − 𝑊𝑠 42.5 ∗ 10−3 𝐾𝑁 − 37.85 ∗ 10−3 𝐾𝑁


𝜔= ⇒𝜔= ⇒ 𝜔 = 0.123 ∗ 100 = 12.3%
𝑊𝑠 37.85 ∗ 10−3 𝐾𝑁

c) Dry unit weight

𝑊𝑠 37.85 ∗ 10−3 𝐾𝑁
𝛾𝑑 = ⇒ 𝛾𝑑 = ⇒ 𝛾𝑑 = 17.2 𝐾𝑁⁄ 3
𝑉 0.0022 𝑚3 𝑚

d) Void Ratio

𝐺𝑠 ∗ 𝛾𝑤 𝐺𝑠 ∗ 𝛾𝑤 2.69 ∗ 9.81 𝐾𝑁⁄ 3


𝑚
𝛾𝑑 = ⇒𝑒= −1⇒𝑒= 𝐾𝑁
− 1 ⇒ 𝑒 = 0.53
1+𝑒 𝛾𝑑 17.2 ⁄𝑚3

e) Degree of saturation

𝜔𝐺𝑠 0.123 ∗ 2.69


𝑆𝑒 = 𝜔𝐺𝑠 ⇒ 𝑆 = ⇒𝑆= ⇒ 𝑆 = 0.62 ∗ 100 = 62%
𝑒 0.53
Problem 3.8: When the moisture content of a soil is 26%, the degree of saturation is 72%, and the moist unit
weight is 16.98 kN/m3. Determine:

Gavin Data:
S = 72% ÷ 100 = 0.72
𝜔 = 26% ÷ 100 = 0.26
𝛾 = 16.98 𝐾𝑁⁄ 3
𝑚

a) Specific gravity of soil solids (Gs)

𝜔𝐺𝑠 0.26∗𝐺𝑠
i. 𝑆𝑒 = 𝜔𝐺𝑠 ⇒ 𝑒 = ⇒𝑆= ⇒ 𝑒 = 0.361𝐺𝑠
𝑠 0.72

𝛾 16.98 𝐾𝑁⁄ 3
ii. 𝛾𝑑 = 1+𝜔 ⇒ 𝛾𝑑 = 𝑚
⇒ 𝛾𝑑 = 13.5 𝐾𝑁⁄𝑚3
1+0.26

𝛾 𝐺𝑠∗𝛾𝑤 𝐺𝑠∗𝛾𝑤 𝐺𝑠∗9.81


iii. 𝛾𝑑 =
1+𝜔
⇒ 𝛾𝑑 =
1+𝑒
⇒𝑒=
𝛾𝑑
− 1 ⇒ 0.361𝐺𝑠 =
13.5
− 1 ⇒ 0.361𝐺𝑠 =
0.726𝐺𝑠 − 1 ⇒ −0.361𝐺𝑠 + 0.726𝐺𝑠 = 1 ⇒ 𝐺𝑠 = 2.74

b) Void Ratio

𝑒 = 0.361𝐺𝑠 ⇒ 𝑒 = 0.361 ∗ 2.74 ⇒ 𝑒 = 0.98

c) Saturated unit weight

(𝐺𝑠 + 𝑒) ∗ 𝛾𝑤 (2.74 + 0.98) ∗ 9.81


𝛾𝑠𝑎𝑡 = ⇒ 𝛾𝑠𝑎𝑡 = ⇒ 𝛾𝑠𝑎𝑡 = 18.43 𝐾𝑁⁄𝑚3
1+𝑒 1 + 0.98
Problem 3.9: For a given soil, the following are known: Gs = 2.74, moist unit weight, 𝛾 = 20.6 kN/m3, and
moisture content, 𝜔 = 16.6%. Determine:

Given Data:
Gs= 2.74
𝛾 =20.6 𝐾𝑁⁄ 3
𝑚
𝜔 = 16.6% = 0.166

a) Dry unit weight


𝛾 20.6 𝐾𝑁⁄ 3
𝛾𝑑 = ⇒ 𝛾𝑑 = 𝑚 ⇒ 𝛾 = 17.66 𝐾𝑁⁄
𝑑 𝑚3
1+𝜔 1 + 0.166

b) Void ratio
𝛾 𝐺𝑠 ∗ 𝛾𝑤 𝐺𝑠 ∗ 𝛾𝑤 2.74 ∗ 9.81 𝐾𝑁⁄ 3
𝛾𝑑 = ⇒ 𝛾𝑑 = ⇒𝑒= −1= 𝑚 − 1 ⇒ 𝑒 = 0.52
1+𝜔 1+𝑒 𝛾𝑑 17.66 𝐾𝑁 ⁄𝑚3

c) Porosity
𝑒 0.52
𝑛= = ⇒ 𝑒 = 0.342
1 + 𝑒 1 + 0.52

d) Degree of saturation
𝜔𝐺𝑠 0.166 ∗ 2.74
𝑆𝑒 = 𝜔𝐺𝑠 ⇒ 𝑆 = ⇒𝑆= ⇒ 𝑆 = 0.87 ∗ 100 = 87%
𝑒 0.52
Problem 3.10: Refer to Problem 3.9. Determine the weight of water, in kN, to be added per cubic meter (m3) of
soil for:

a) 90% degree of saturation


S = 0.9
𝛾 =20.6 𝐾𝑁⁄ 3
𝑚

(𝐺𝑠 + 𝑆 ∗ 𝑒)𝛾𝜔 (2.74 ∗ 9.81 + 0.9 ∗ 0.52) ∗ 9.81


𝛾= ⇒𝛾= ⇒ 𝛾 = 20.7 𝐾𝑁⁄ 3
1+𝑒 1 + 0.52 𝑚

 Water to be added: 20.7 – 20.6 = 0.1 𝐾𝑁⁄ 3


𝑚

b) 100% degree of saturation


S=1

(𝐺𝑠 + 𝑆 ∗ 𝑒)𝛾𝜔 (2.74 ∗ 9.81 + 1 ∗ 0.52) ∗ 9.81


𝛾= ⇒𝛾= ⇒ 𝛾 = 21 𝐾𝑁⁄ 3
1+𝑒 1 + 0.52 𝑚
 Water to be added: 21 – 20.6 = 0.4 𝐾𝑁⁄𝑚3

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