Universitv of Tcchnologr

Building lnd Construction Eng' Dept'

Final Eram / MaY 201'l
Subject : soil Mechanics Class: 3'o Year
Branch : All Branches Time:3 hrs'

r-ote:Answer l'ivc ouestions onlr

T 1m
Ql a) For the foundation sholvn r = 18 S and 1nr
detcrmine thc total applicd loarl {pi
thrt causes r consolidation selalement S and lm
of (10) cm in thc claY laycr. Givcn
that e = 0.72-0.18 los (a; / 100).
,i = 20 k^* 1m3 Clal' .l nr

_L
Rod:
( l,l marks)
287"' Given that;
Ql b) Find tbe liquid limit and the plasticit] index if thc plaslic limit was

Number of taps (€l Fl re) 6 8 12 26 2a 3t

Water content yo 53.'l 52'2 {8"1 '10'0 3E'8 37'l (6 marks)

5C

5C

30

3C

1C

c
1C0
I 1C
 point A' Z=5m'
Q2-.) Find the vertical stress ircrcment under

)0k

q= ?00

-\m _im

n 2 | 0.6 0.'l 0'6 0'4

m 11ll22 (8 marks)
Factor 0.198 0.176 0.135 0.10 0'155 0.114
obtained from dircct shear t€st on specimens
ofsand
Q2-b) The following results werc

Normrl stress (kN/m') ,

50 100
shear strcss at failure (kN/m')
,t9 93

!) Determine the va!* lt:Ti::::lf$Xlf,Titr",ft .""0 ar N poinr wherc she:rr

bt Would failure occur on a llane wrl
"' r,.*."r. jii *lirt"i"oa rn" nottil ttt"tt it 2ffi
"n""ti""
o:l-nFThe strcsses on a sample ofsand arc given
in figurc belorv' find:
-' Major and minor principal stresq€s and their orienta(ion'
;'
ii- Maximum and minimufi shear strcsses' (t0 marlis)

Q3-b) A rigid wall of 5 m height

-thcretaining
figure has hro lalers of
.irown in
backfill. The top layer to a depth of l'5 m is 16.4kN /m3
sand I , having O = 20' ' c =0 and'Fl6'4 ',C =O, sonclT
kN/mJ. Th€ bottom laler sand 2 hr\ing @ =
-10" , c =0 and 1=l?'25 kN/mr' Detcrminc th€
resuhant active carlh pressurc acting on lhc v=1725
\1all and its Position' 0, Sand '

(10 marks)
'fo bc continue
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t0 marks)

,k =2, !O-'c1n/sec

^ !O-: cttl /sec

(10 mrrks)

*-'"";';;il;fi Air contcnt ' Dr! unit'rvcisht'

;;.;;;;;;i;" '
D"sic or saturation
' )
 series of triuial
Q.6 a) The results sbown were oblaincd .t frilure in '
on specimcns
'es'
o'f'sa,*"r"0 ioitirlly 38 mm in dilmeter rnd 76 mm long' Detcrminc the valucs of the
"f"y
shcrr stretrgth prameters with respect to
clfective strcss,
All rourd Axial lord Axial volume change
Type of test
deform.tion tml)
pressure
kN/m'
(N)
{mm) (a;3)
200 7'r, 9.83
Undrrined
400 215 t0.06

200 467 r0.81 6.6

Drained
400 848 t2.26 4.2

(10 mrrks)

Q6. B) Comprre behf,een trvo ofthe following i

l) lllile rnd Motrtmorlonitc.
2) Tottl consolidstiotr settleoent itr ctse of one rnd two wry drrinrge for the srme
cley layer.
3) Reiativc density and relative tbdprctiotl.
(10 mrrks)

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o. 682 = o.]2 - o. rB ,: # €?i = |4 z.ss
cnt/Wz
ap : 68-sS ^
68-ss= (f-- t *'s)* w
(ta'r 5 )C'l rs ) "t =+?, SEqo

ca \ b) L.L Ltt -:J:-o

?.L z8
?.1 13

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\= 5
s -l-'J )
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,-= F - t 1
L * =o'ro
6.\ t \oO: \e
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3s-z -; /D = tt S .Z 16rl.^ "
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\ q-Ciar't 4.J

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o
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c_ - 5 rrc.r/ ,'n -
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Da J3oo'+ tooa :
3r6,2?
tL= r 58. rt
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- \{q\-81
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=
z
ry'u a-x : 50 tu/'*' $:\.2t7
f-.., '..,.- -- - 5o vu( ^.
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oo o
l. 5 Z..r- 6 Z.t- 6+".\9 = 12- ost
l. S z\^- 6 z--r.6 ;-a.j33= E.fi
5 aq_q7s 8q -q?5 c0.333 = z&3

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tz - l
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r. 16 & ( &.i,.^ Au.
?+-A\ = 12.8q5 zo.lt

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t = NA
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t.{
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r/
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=?
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--= o.+ts
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3
--,L*+=8--o.S?: ?.\3
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p, ,* _\ - j.\3
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v. q *-v. "=;*r'i '*
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*: = t:\
= ?_\ /r
wv -- \.q=loo.^.1=t$ c^^^3
e = Y'a -:> v s : ?5 c-^-.3
\'5
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= 25 +\ ( = lz\ c-u+

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=- t.+i
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t't) I
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= t -6.
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