Try solving the following practice problem: The unconfined compression test was carried out on a saturated clay sample. The maximum load the clay sustained was 350 N and the vertical displacement is 1 mm. The size of the sample was 40 mm diameter x 80 mm long. Determine the undrained shear strength of the soil sample, Cu-

Q: A set of three unconsolidated undrained triaxial compression tests were also performed on soil…

A: A set of three unconsolidated undrained triaxial compression tests were also performed on soil…

Q: The result presented in Table Q2a were obtained from a consolidated drained (CD) triaxial test on a…

A: Height of sample, Diameter of sample, Cell pressure, Axial strain (%)Axial force…

Q: Friction angle of dry sand is 330. In a direct shear test on this sand, a normal stress of 100kPa…

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Q: asure the shear strength of a clayey soil san ress of 50 kPa, and to be 65 kPa at an effecti n angle…

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Q: 2. You measure the shear strength of a clayey soil sample to be 41 kPa at an effective normal stress…

A: Here we have given two soil samples and we have to calculate the angle of friction of soil sample…

Q: Problem 3) Shown below is a cross-section through a soil layer. A Shelby tube sample was taken from…

A: Ko = 0.5  Ā = -0.1 To find- Effective stress of the sample after extrusion Skempton (1954) and Ladd…

Q: A soft clay in an unconfined compression test did not develop a failure plane but bulged during the…

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Q: A CU triaxial test was carried out on a silty clay that was isotopically consolidated using a cell…

A: Given:- Cell pressure = 125 kPa Axial load (kPA) Axial strain ε1 % Δu kPa 0 0 0 5.5…

Q: Part #2 Effective Stress (kPa) Void Ratio (%) The following are the results of laboratory…

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Q: Friction angle of dry sand is 35°. In a direct shear test on this sand, a normal stress of 150kPa…

A: Given data : Normal stress (σn)=150 KPaFriction angle (ϕ)=35∘The given soil is sandy soil .Hence…

Q: Following data are given for a direct shear test conducted on dry sand:  Cylindrical specimen…

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Q: The following results were obtained in a series of consolidated undrained test on saturated clay:…

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Q: Table 1 gives data from a standard shearbox(direct shear) test on a sample of 125g of dry sand. The…

A: Solution; Calculate the shear strain: r=xho*100r=0.0020*100r=0.00%

Q: were obtained at the peak in a series of CU tests with constant cell pressure (isotropic) for a…

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Q: A sample saturated cohesion less soil tested in a drained triaxial compression test showed an angle…

A: A sample of saturated Cohesion less soil So, C=0,Angle of Internal friction Confining pressure To…

Calculation of Settlement

The vertical displacement of the structural foundation due to the loading from the superstructure is known as settlement. It is due to the reduction of air voids present in the soil. The amount of vertical displacement depends on the bearing capacity of the soil on which the foundation is laid. The effect of the settlement depends on the magnitude of settlement, uniformity, and the structural design of the structure. The maximum allowable settlement for residential and office buildings should be less than 18 mm, for industrial buildings, it is 38 mm and for commercial buildings, it is 25 mm.