The intensity of passive earth pressure at a depth of 8 m in a cohesionless soil with an angle of internal friction of 30° when water rises to ground level is kN/m² Take saturated unit weight of sand as 21 kN/ m³ and y = 9.81 kN/m³

1. A soil profile is shown in Figure 1. Assuming the water table is located at the surface and the profile is undisturbed. Show the variation of total vertical and horizontal stresses with the depth to a total depth of 12m. Assume there is a surcharge of 6kN/m2 and Groundwater is 5m below the surface. 5m Sandy clay c=25KN/m², þ=10°, y=18KN/m³ 7.5m Silt c=10KN/m², p=15°, y=20kN/m³ Sand =35°, y=19KN/m³ Figure 1

A soil profile consists of; layer 1, 10m sand layer and layer 2, 3m clay layer. The ground water table is located 4m below ground surface. For sand, γdry=2.00 T/m2 (tons/m2), γsat=2.25 T/m2, and for clay layer, LL=46%, water content=42% and Gs=2.76. A uniform vertical stress, ΔP=20T/m2 is applied at the ground surface. Determine, a) Effective unit weight of clay, b) overburden pressure at the mid point of the clay layer, c) primary consolidation settlement

3.25 In a site consisting entirely of clays, an electric friction cone penetrometer measures the cone resistance q, at a depth of 8.0 m as 0.75 MN/m2. The water table is at 3.0 m below the ground level. The unit weights of the clay above and below the water table are 16.5 kN/m3 and 19.0 kN/m2, respectively. Estimate the undrained shear strength, preconsolidation pressure, and overconsolidation ratio at this depth.