University of Technology

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Building and Construction Eng. Dept.
Final Exam - 191512016
Subject : Soil Mechanics Ctass: 3'd Year
Branch : All Branches Time:3 hrs.

Notc: Ansrver F-our Qucstions onlv

Ql-A) - Ansrl'er three of thc follo\ying. Enhancc your ans\vcr ['ith
su ita ble sketches:
Compa rc bctu,ccnkaolinitc and nontmorillonite.
2- Compare bcfween the unconsolidated undraincd tcst (UU) and
consolidatcd drained test (CD)
3- Compare lrefir'ecn pore r\alcr prcssurc and cxccss porc walcr
Dressu re.
1- Compare betrveen standard Proctor compaction test and modified
Proctor conl paction test.
(9 rnarks)

Ql-li)-A soil samplc has a bulk unit rrcight of 19.62 kN/mi and a dry unit
l eight of 17.66 kN/mr. Given that the specific gravity of the soil is 2.70. Find:
I )void ratio (e) 2) porosih' (n) 3) Degree of saturation (s) 4) l{elative density
'
if the nraximum and the minimum roid ratios of thc soil are 0.u5 and 0.45
respectively. (16 ma rks)

Q2-A)-Ansrrer rvith true (T) or false (F)' and correct the false one.
l- Atl soils have approximately the samc shear strength at their liquid
limit.
2- Afine graincd soil\aith S.L.=I5% and a,,=20o ,then its S=1107o.
3- The void ratio decleascs n lth decrcasing in the \Yater contcnt belo\l
1,.L.
4- The cocfficient of perrneability of coarse grained soils is al$'ays greater
than that of fine graincd soils.
5- The total settlemcnt ofa clay la1'er is dependcnt on its cocfficient of
pclmcabilit].
(10 Inarks)
()2-l]) A coYcrcd stecl (unit rleight = S0 r.N/m3) tank' 15 m in diamctcr and
l0 m high antl I'ith 20 nrm $all thickness, is filled \vith liquid (unit rvcight = 9
kN /m3'; u1t to a height of 9.9 m. Thc tank sits on a corcretc (unit \Yeight = 24
kN,/at3) found.tion, l5 m diameter *0.6 m thick.'l he foundation rcsts on the
surface of 5-m thick soft, normalll' consolitllted clay abovc thick laycr of
gravcl. Oiven C,=0 O,C' =0.Og C' - I gJJ , u.=48a/a,anttl Gr-
2.7. Grorrnd qatcr lelel is at thc srtrlncc. calculale:
1) t hc Iinal ctrtsolidation settlenrent at thc ccnter of the tallk

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 i) Differential settlement between the center and edge ofthe tank'
3) Calcutate the time for 507o consolidation to occur'
41 The settlement, if the tank is loaaled to halfits capacity and kept for 2
years.
5) If thc tank is drained (height of liquid =0) , what is the heave due to
em ins tan Girven
n thee tanlt.
x,/R 0 0 I I 2
ZtR 0.6 0.333 0.6 t.z
Factor 0.85 0.95 0.45 0.4 0.05

(^1s ryrks)

Q3-A)- The following results were obtained from a shear box test for a soil
*60 mm. Calculate the
sample and the dimensions of the shear box are (60 )
sheai strength parameters ( c and 0). (10 marks)

Normal Load (kN) 0.275 0.550 1.10

Shear Load (kl{) 9.179 0.269 0.447

Q3-B)-For the soil profile shown, calculate at the middle of clay layer the:
l- Total stress, effective stress and pore water pressure for the following
conditions:
a-trefore the application ofthe load.
b-immediately after application of the load.
c- after very long time.
2- The final consolidation settlement at the middle of clay layer given the
void ratio e=2.0 and the compression index Cc = 2. 0.
3- The days needed for consolidation to reach 807o. Given C,, =
1.5 * 1O -3 cmz /sec. (15 marks)

u.h 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90

Tv 0.008 0.031 0.071 0.126 0.197 0.287 0.403 0.567 0.848

 q = 40 L\/mz

Q4-A)- Given : The stresses (in kpa) on an elements shown below: F-ind
l- The magnitude and direction ofthe major and minor principal stresses.
2- The maximum shear stress and the orientation of plane at which it acts.
3- The stresses or plan A-A shown in figure. flO marks)

Q4-B) - For the sheet pile wall shown in figure below, find
1- Quantif ofseepage (k= 0. 5 * 10-3 m/sec )
2- Pore water pressur€ at points A and B
3- Factor ofsafety against piping (15 marks)

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 QS-,t )-ii.esutts of CU tests conducted on three saturated clay samples are
given below. Determine:
l- The shear strength parameters c'S,t and @.
') 2- Plot the stress path (P-q) for the test. l0 marks
T€st No. I J

Confining Pressure d3(kPa) 40 80 t20

L 240
Deviator stress (kPa) I t0 190
Pore water pressure al failure ( kPa) 15 20 35

Q5-B) - For the setup shown.

Given the hydraulic conductiYifY
(kr) of 2.4*10 s m/min. and k2 of a

1.0*10-sm/min' cross-sectional To.tm

^rea
ol (area L = area 2) =
1.0 x lO-2 mz, Calculate:
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t- The flow rate (-|J. t t10.2m
'mLn
2- ht, he and hp at Points a, t) 0.2 m
and c (put your results in I Datum
table)' Res€noir 2 L_____J Reser\l(ir 1
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u at points a, "fb and c' (lAmarks)
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