NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 620 015

B.TECH CIVIL ENGINEERING

ASSIGNMENT-I
CE208 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING-II
1. What sort of expertise would be needed to choose the borehole depth and number
in a soil investigation?
2. How do you analyse the samples obtained after sampling for strength if they are
fine sand, over-consolidated clay and soft sandstone?
. !iscuss the factors which are relevant to the planning of a well-balanced
exploration programme.
". #f you are in charge of subsoil exploration of important structures, how do you
decide the depth of exploration? $ist the factors you will consider and their
importance.
%. What is the area ratio of a &helby tube with an outer diameter of in and an inside
diameter of 2.'("in?
). * soil profile is shown in +ig. 1, along with &,- ./0 values in the clay layer.
!etermine the variation of c
u
and 123 with depth.
(. * cone penetration test was conducted in a deposit of normally consolidated dry
sand .normally consolidated0. -he following table gives the results of the test4
!epth .m0 ,oint resistance of cone, 5
c
.6/7m
2
0
1.% 2.8%
.8 ".2
".% ).81
).8 '.1'
(.% 9.9(
9.8 12."2
!ry sand, :1(;/7m

&and,
sat
:19;/7m

2lay,
sat
:1(;/7m

&and
Fi.1
2.8m
2.8m
G!T
2.8m
2.8m
2.8m
2.8m
N
6
8
6
"
6
*ssume the dry unit weight of sand to be 1);/7m

. <stimate the average angle of

internal friction .=>0 and the average relative density !
r.
'. #n the soils profile shown in +ig.2, if the cone penetration resistance .5c0 at *, as
determined by an electric friction-cone penetrometer, is 8.'6/7m
2
, find
.i0 -he undrained cohesion
.ii0 -he 123
9. -he result of a refraction survey at a site are given in the following table4
!istance from the source
of disturbance .m0
-ime of first arrival of , wave
.secx18

0
2.% 11.2
%.8 2.
(.% .%
18.8 "2."
1%.8 %8.9
28.8 %(.2
2%.8 )"."
8.8 )'.)
%.8 (1.1
"8.8 (2.1
%8.8 (%.%
!etermine the thic;ness and the ,-wave velocity of materials encountered.
".8m
A
2lay, :1';/7m

2lay,
sat
:28;/7m