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CE 3321 HW #4 Page 1 of 6 Instructor: Pawel Polaczyk, Ph.D. CE 3321 H OMEWORK A SSIGNMENT N O . 4 (Due 11:59 pm, Thursday, September 21 st , 2023; Total 40 points) 1. The following data were obtained from a liquid limit test on a sandy clay. [5 points] Trial No. 1 2 3 4 No. of blows 16 21 29 34 w (%) 23.3 22.5 21.8 21.5 (a) Using the template given below, plot the flow curve and determine liquid limit of the soil. (b) From other tests, it was determined that natural water content and plastic limit for this soil was 15% and 12, respectively. Compute the plasticity and liquidity indices of the soil. (c) Assuming that only Trial 1 had been performed, compute the liquid limit using the one- point method. Number of blows, N Water content, w (%) 20 21 22 23 24
CE 3321 HW #4 Page 2 of 6 Instructor: Pawel Polaczyk, Ph.D. 2. The following laboratory test results for Atterberg limits and sieve-analysis were obtained for an inorganic soil. [5 points] Sieve analysis Sieve size Percent passing by weight No. 4 (4.75 mm) 80 No. 10 (2.00 mm) 60 No. 40 (0.425 mm) 30 No. 200 (0.075 mm) 10 Atterberg limits Liquid limit (LL) 31 Plastic limit (PL) 25 (a) Classify this soil according to USCS, providing the group symbol for it. Show how you arrive at the final classification. (b) According to USCS, what is a group name for this soil? (c) Is this a clean sand? If not, explain why. 3. Using the data presented in the table below, determine the soil classification including group symbol and group name using the USCS. This soil is an inorganic soil. [5 points] Sieve analysis Sieve size Percent passing by weight No. 4 (4.75 mm) 100 No. 10 (2.00 mm) 99.4 No. 30 (0.600 mm) 92.8 No. 40 (0.425 mm) 86.0 No. 100 (0.150 mm) 76.0 No. 200 (0.075 mm) 65.0 Atterberg limits Liquid limit (LL) 38 Plastic limit (PL) 20 4. Sieve and hydrometer analyses have been performed on an inorganic sample, and the results of these tests are shown as Curve D in the figure below. The soil has a liquid limit of 40 and a plastic limit of 30. Determine the soil classification including group symbol and group name using the USCS. [5 points]
CE 3321 HW #4 Page 3 of 6 Instructor: Pawel Polaczyk, Ph.D. LL PI 5. There are no hard-and-fast rules about the number of boreholes to be drilled at a given construction site or how deep the boreholes should be. Nonetheless, identify 3 factors that would influence the number of boreholes needed to adequately characterize the site. [5 points]
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CE 3321 HW #4 Page 4 of 6 Instructor: Pawel Polaczyk, Ph.D. 6. A Standard Penetration Test (SPT) has been conducted at a depth of 8.5 m in a 150-mm diameter boring in a medium dense sand using a standard sampler and an automatic trip hammer with efficiency of 0.80. The blow counts recorded in the field were as follows: 0- 150 mm (0-6 inches) 4 blows, 150-300 mm (6-12 inches) 7 blows, 300-450 mm (12-18 inches) 8 blows. [5 points] a. Determine the value of SPT blow count, N. b. Apply appropriate correction factors and determine N 60 . c. Give one advantage and one disadvantage of SPT when compared with the Cone Penetration Test (CPT)? 7. A cone penetration test on a coarse-grained soil with mean particle size ( D 50 ) of 0.5 mm produced a cone resistance ( q c ) of 80 kg/cm 2 and a friction ratio ( R f ) of 1%. [5 points] (a) Estimate the equivalent SPT N 60 value using the q c - N 60 relationship suggested by Kulhawy and Mayne (1990). (b) According to the soil behavior type chart, what do you think the most likely soil type is for this soil? 8. Figure 1(a) on the next page shows a boring log from a certain project (terms and symbols used on boring log in Figure 1(a) are shown in Figure 1(b)). The borehole diameter was 8 in, and the SPT was performed with a safety hammer with efficiency of 0.6 and with a standard sampler. Read the boring log carefully and find out the following information from it: [5 points] (a) What was the total depth of the boring? (b) What type of drilling method was used from 12 to 25 feet? (c) What type of sampling equipment was used from the ground surface to a depth of 10 ft? (d) At what depth ground water was first noticed? Where was the ground water level after waiting for 20 minutes? (e) What type of sampling equipment was used to take a sample at a depth of about 24 ft? Determine N 60 at a depth of about 24 ft.
CE 3321 HW #4 Page 5 of 6 Instructor: Pawel Polaczyk, Ph.D. Figure 1(a). Boring log for Problem 5
CE 3321 HW #4 Page 6 of 6 Instructor: Pawel Polaczyk, Ph.D. Figure 1(b). Terms and symbols used on boring log in Figure 1(a)
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