Geotechnical Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering
Surcharge oa: Principe of Effective stress ~The principle of effective stress hans put Syeward by serzoghi (1936). aie States that # AL measurable effect of a change | tn Stress, Such as Compressive, Shear Strength, deformatis sdistortion are due de Change i in effective stress." ix > Tie princlpw of effective Sere 1s most important Principte ‘of soit mechanics.a ial (File) Memo No. _ 44 eel Dae) Capitan. Rise = Capiarity is to primary. oreo that enables she soit 40 | retain eter, “as waa ast Feguiate its movement. = “he phertomeron of apiuariy aise occurs in #he soit. > “Water moves upward through Sait pe pores, ‘oF spaces bet” soit si parties. - Te “height Of Which the water rises is dependent Upon pore size. 4 Asa resut, the smaller ates ‘soit pores, the higner te Capiuory rise rise. “seetion Re Ri, 6'= (Yeo) gH ryt a 6= (YoodlaHa au 6! (soi) Hs ‘sectlon. C—C} 6 (yoo) Hat (Yealat, =| 5 “ cls WYoot)a Hat (sed) ote — fille “Guick Sund Conditions > All the cotesioniess soit noses the Shear ‘Strength due duet “zero ro effective stre Stress is the ‘Conditiona# guick Sond Conditions. = > “Be effective stress is reduced due +0 Upward Flow oF water, > Te Soil shot experince quick Sand Condition tou Joose Shear Sdrength ¢ ‘raring Capacity . > The Sheor strength of Cohestonless seit depends on #he etfective stress. —7 At pe guck sand Condition, Grivieat Onit[hyarautie) gradient = Void ratio Where, OF Sp. gravity of sol, _ Seepaae Ainaysis Het tearing sal a a Contained » Seepage analysis is Prleeaviny ‘concerned we Lag md Et invaves TaeTting te Source oF Aeak @ aes gring. Q Solution +0 “rectify. the Pprobern.4 a [*]/4] Memo No, 12 (mor me] mo] [STE] Date fof Flow Net! ; > A Set oF fiw lines ¢ equpotertiat lines is cated a fou net. — FB Flow lines isa tine along. Which a Water particle Win travel. —y AIM equipsterstial line is a line Joining the Points that Show the same Plezornettic elevation. =P e - @ fiw equipetentia dine Should meet right angle to each other, @ rtersection of fiow tines froma fied © “Te fea fs G@ways Szuore. @ Dorcy's tow is appticabie. @© Potertat drop is independent of tatar Frou of Water, © “Wier discharge is the surn of discharge fmough each channels @ No two iow times Cross each other: @ Flow € equipoterstiat lines are srrooth curves. @ No tuo Flows oF equipstertiat dines stort from the Same point. Z Equipetential Rpplicatien of Flow Net tne —> Determination of seepage discharge. —> Determination of tora head . —> Determination of pressure head. 7 Dettrrination of exit hydrautic gradient. = How tin ~P Dererrrination of seepage Force, | Seepage Getow Concteie Dares ) mpervious Stata ] 9 The Study OF Water Flow through previous sei rmedia is Very SsentlaL 40 Understand the mechanics of Soll. > TH include the tate oF Neokage of Kater through an earitiers Soil, Fate of SeHHerrent OF Fourrdation p deterring > factor of Salty. of embankments hich in turn 49 Kho Strergth. —> “Whe Flow through sols Can one, two oF three dimenstonakh OSCMemo No. _ 13 a __ Date / if Seepage “Discharge B Wom @ Raunt ne + of Un u ‘confined Flos _> The quantity of seepage due to Finw my be “stimaies by y drawing Low he hich is Shower: in Figure beious. ene ea Ite > bith eference ig te Fa sing 4 ‘ ray be ae ea in order cad Wheres H= Net hydra tic. head oF fon = Stream tne om “Total discharge Ahrough fiw net eulloa Equipetenta line. OLe Flow Ahrough one Channel Ne = Number of flout Chonmel. “bh Head Joss bet” 400 adjacent epipote Wt Nnesstss Banco ME = Number oF 7 : SS Where, = A= Gren across Ptow Channel. es tah b= AL= distance beth equpotentiat lines: a “9 Head loss For Every potertial drops AR= HO!” Ng —T 3a as —> Gradient) b= a = ah ( For every Potential drop) $0) t=_Ah —> Fiow oo Channel as per dorcy's Low, AL=Vi =kia bNg . g= KH. _-s “Total Plow per unit Width across cach fies Channel . i big - J. Ys KX NE 4 — a=b, then Ng 7 Deleeminagion of Hydrostatic pressure ae ~ Hydrostatic pressure in the Flow area Con be analyzed by means of Fiout net. =Memo No. _ 4+ Date / / Sheet Pie ’ Safety Check > Sheet fie aus ate © wide. | used For both Jorge + Srrvait Liokerf-or Structure, © Steet sheet ® Concrete —> Pro aes | high resistance to ahving: ‘stress. ~~ —> Can be reuse on Several Projects. = > Tots are des, a > Light weight : => section Cam rarely be « used as park oF he perrorant structure. > Tnstanetion oF sheet pines ts difficut in Solis ith boulders or ~ Cabbies = > Sheet Pit diving ray » Cause _heghborteod disturb 7 _ Compaction oF it” a : Co > > Compactin Means ¢ preeing ae seit p Mt particle clase cise 3 * each, ach Other by Svechanea inetd —> “Te increase the Shear strength of sal > “To increase the dry density. oF soit | —> To teauee compre ss <7 “Te minimize the Shrinzage f Swoting- propery.a) [l Memo No. Date / / TH ig am artificial reese It isa Natura process. ) at is geen process. Tt ts gradu 1 process. Static 409 Hood i ts Opptied. Conducted in Saturated seit. "Veture “oF Soi secrease 52 by | expusion [of uiater from Void sot for Sarre aroun of Compaction. “fen Stowe rethed of Compaction. (Dirirwurk oP ropactiog Arn Fimourt of | "Compaction increase the Fate oF Cormpaction Can be ineresed | tate of Compaction. Lab Compaction “Test @ stondard proctor “Test ®tavard minigture Compaction test @ Mouifiea proctor/AnsHTo Test | @ Abbot Compaction test, @ Tosipur ini Compactor: “test a | 7 Ostondord procht Test ~ 7 assess to arnount of Compaction @ the Woer Content required in in the in the _Maboratory fia, , Com action tests are done on the Some sot — ~ he “tests Provide a relationship bet” the water Contert @ dry. density. | —* The test was developed by R.R Proctor | |MemoNo._ 26 [s[s0 Date / / Standard | proctar oF West IS Carried OF 49 fo Tu| We) Th] Fr aid Determine the relationship aroph bet” imoisiure ¢ Content é dry density, > Determine the max™ dey density of Sou that rust be achieved in Piet. > Determine the optirmurn rndisture Corrtent oF Sait. —> Estabiish @ moisture range “thot can ensure minimum Compaction efor te Aebieving the dtsiret density Apparatus: @ Cytindricat tebe moud With base plate
Tt is observed that the diy derisity initiany, increase With ar tnerease in Water
ha= Sh
Content Hn the max density (Bmax is attained. .
= “zero dir Voids
line
(ab sf saturation
Nine)
—> With further increase tn Water Content, the dry
density decreases.
> “The Water Content at tahich maximurn
dry. density. occurs, the particular Weler Content
sry. density.
{gs Know as ome.
zero oe a ng pied
> Aline Uibich Shows the Water Content — dry density. retation for Compacted seit, Contsiing
Q Constant */. of air Voids is Known as “Zero ait Yoid line.
~ Where; hq = of air void | y= density of Woter
We Water Content | Py = dry density.
Go = Specific gravity
> The theoretical mox™ Compaction far any given Water Content Corresponds +0
SF pound barimer 20 pound Prarumet
3 layer & layer
[Ae inch height | 28 ich eight(3) [ml] [2 Memo No,_18
[wo] ru ]we] mr [aso Date aa,
] Specification of Compaction — 7
> Ir most specifications for earthwork , the Contractor is instructed +5
actieve a Cormpacted Fic dry unit “Welght of 90-95 ‘of the aK ty unit [,
deterrrined i in the laboratory. by. either he Standard oF modified Prodtordest
? R= Reletive tornpaction.
~ For the Cormpaction of granular sails, specifications Sometimes a Ore bitten
in teres of the tepueed rettve density or fhe tepired Felative compaction.
—> Reintive density con be Written as, -
see
Efiirae) — Yates tae
Comparing, absve both equation .
sjarere, Ro = Yatminy
—@ Yatrnax)
; | 7 onthe basis of observation of 43. soit 5 Samptes,
Lee £ wg (4934) devised a Correlation bet” Red Defer granular gos »
~ Field Conitol OF Compaction
> Compaction Contra is done by measuring the dry density. & the water Content
of Cormpacsed seit in the fied.
(iy Maier Cormier at Which dhe Seit has beer Cormpacted.