A layer of silty soil 5m thíck that lies below the ground surface at a particular site has the ollowing properties: e = 0.8, Gs = 2.7, D10 = 0.025mm, C = 0.5 cm2 Assuming that the soil is 60% saturated at the zone of capillary rise, solve for the ff: 2.5m, 22.075/36.79,65.4,74.665) a. Height of capillary rise he b. Effective stress at point A. c. Effective stress at point B d. Effective stress at point C %3D GL GL

A layer of silty soil 5m thíck that lies below the ground surface at a particular site has the ollowing properties: e = 0.8, Gs = 2.7, D10 = 0.025mm, C = 0.5 cm2 Assuming that the soil is 60% saturated at the zone of capillary rise, solve for the ff: 2.5m, 22.075/36.79,65.4,74.665) a. Height of capillary rise he b. Effective stress at point A. c. Effective stress at point B d. Effective stress at point C %3D GL GL

Structural Analysis

6th Edition

ISBN:9781337630931

Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

Publisher:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

Chapter2: Loads On Structures

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1P

See similar textbooks

Similar questions

A 3 m thick soil has coefficient of permeability 3 x10^-7 m/s. A separate test porosity 40% and bulk unit weight 21 kN/m^3 at a moisture content of 31%. Determine the head at which upward seepage will cause quick condition? a. 1.034 m b. 2.724 m c. 3.1 m d. 6.12 m
7.11 For an anisotropic clay deposit the results from unconfined compression tests were Sui=30=) = 102 kN/m¯ and Suli=60°) = 123 kN/m². Find the anisotropy coefficient K of the soil based on the Casagrande-Carillo equation [Eq. (7.52)]. %3D Dry'sand e = 0.6 G, = 2.65, G.W.T. 5 m 16 m Normally consolidated clay 19.1 kN/m3 Ysat %3D
Problem .,
A soil profile shown is subjected to a load of 48 kN/m2 at the ground surface. The preconsolidation pressure of the clay Pc = 160 kPa. Determine the settlement of the clay layer caused by primary consolidation. Use Cs = 1/5 Cc. 48 kN/m2 ground surface 4m Sand Ys =16 kN/m³ ground water țablę 6m Y sat =18 kN/m³ Clay 3m 6m Ysat =19 kN/m³ Ans. 71 mm
A sandy soil with k = 3×10² cm/s contains a series of 5 mm thick horizontal silt layers spaced 300 mm on center. The silt layers have k= 5×10° cm/s. Compute k, and k̟ and the ratio k,/k. %3D
Determine: (a) the capillary height h. of the rise of the moisture into the sand stratum above the water table, and (b) determine the resulting negative porewater pressure u. ine sand d=0.80 mm G-266, e= 055, S-50% WT Zone of capillary rise ke pore pressure satarated clay G-271 *- 4596 +hi
Q1.17 Please show me how to solve problem... ty! Calculate the 1000 to 500 hPa thickness for a constant lapse rate atmosphere with y=6.5 K km^(-1) and T_o= 273 K.
Q2. A soil profile consisting of three layers is shown in Figure 1 below. Unit weight of water (yw) = 9.81 kN/m³ Layer no. 1 2 3 ↑ H₁ H₂ Dry sand Sand Clay Rock Figure 1: Soil Profile Thickness H₁ = 1.5 m H₂ = 2.53 m H3 = 2.64 m Layer 1 Groundwater table Layer 2 Layer 3 Soil parameters Yd = 16.5 kN/m³, Ysat = 17.42 kN/m³ Ya = 16.5 kN/m³, Ysat = 18.55 kN/m³ Yd = 17.50 kN/m³, Ysat = 19.23 kN/m³ a) Calculate the values of o, u and o' at points A, B, C and D. b) Calculate the effective stress at C when water table drops by 2 m. c) Calculate the effective stress at C when water table rises by 1 m above layer 1 due to flooding.
A dense silt layer has the following properties: e =0.406 D10= 10.1 um Capillary constant = 0.209 sq.cm Free ground water level is 8m below the ground surface. 1.) Find the height of capillary rise in the siltin meters. 2) Find the vertical effective stress at 6m depth. Assume ys = 26.51 kn/m3 and the soil above capillary action rise and ground surface is partially saturated at 79%.
A dense silt has the following properties: void ratio = 0.64, specific gravity = 2.5. Free ground water = 10.23m below the ground. Capillary action rise will reach 5.6m. The soil above the capillary action rise is dry while within the zone, it is saturated at 51.53%. Determine the effective pressure (in kPa) at a depth of 7.42m from the ground surface.
A 4-meter clay layer (e = 0 96 Gs = 2.84, Cc = 0.329) is overlain with 3-meter-thick sand layer (e = 0.89, G = 2.73) The water table is at the interface of the sand and clay layer, If a 2-meter-thick land fill (y = 17.45 kN/m3) is placed over the existing ground surface, compute the consolidation settlement (in mm.) of the clay layer. Hint Use the land fill's resulting pressure on the ground surface as the stress increase Round off to two decimal places. Activate Windows. A Moving to another question will save this response. K Question 7 of 20 Go to Setting to activate ASUS W D B
Question 1 a) Determine the factor of safety, for the short-term condition, of the embankment shown inFigure 1, for the potential failure circle indicated. b) Determine the FS for the embankment given in Figure 2, if the soil used is clay and the embankment is surrounded by water to its crest level. (9.8m 145m £3 m. Bm clay DIT Cu 50 kPa 8=19 k lm3 R=20m 5m 1m Saturarteal clay %3D Figure 2