SUPNET, SHERLINE ANNE NICOLE M.

BSCE-4CEMA QUIZ SOIL MECHANICS

Situation no. 1 The soil profile shown below is typical in

Tuguegarao City, Cagayan. Calculate the ratio of
When is it appropriate to use constant –head Kh(eq) / Kv(eq)
permeability test versus a falling-head permeability
test?

Situation no.3

Situation no. 2 The coefficient of permeability of fine sand is 0.012

cm/sec at a void ratio of 0.57. Estimate the increased
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permeability using the Kozeny-Carman of this same shore) and the permeability of the silty sand stratum
sand when its void ratio has increased to 0.72. is 3.5 x 10-4 cm/s.

a) Determine the potential drop.

b) Find the total seepage loss under the dam in
liters per year

Situation no. 5: For the shown flow net:

Situation no. 4
a) Calculate the uplift force at the base of the
The completed flow net for dam shown below weir, per foot of length Point A and B at the
includes a steel-sheet pile cutoff wall located at the corners of the concrete dam.
head water side of the dam in order to reduce seepage
loss. The dam is half a kilometer in width to (shore to
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b) Calculate the driving head at lines 5 and 12 c) How many meters must the ground water
table rise to decrease the effective stress by
15 KN/m2 at the bottom of the clay layer?

Situation no. 7:
Situation no. 6: Refer to the soil profile shown in For the figure shown below, if the area of the tank is
figure below: 0.5 m 2 and hydraulic conductivity of sand is 0.1
cm/sec.
a) Calculate the variation of σ, u, and σ ′ with
depth. a) If the value of h=1.2m, will boiling occur?
b) If the water table is rises to the top of the Why?
ground surface, what is the change in the
effective stress at the bottom of the clay
layer?
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b) What should be the value of “h” to cause

boiling?

Situation no. 9:

For sand in the shown profile below, if e = 0.7 and Gs

= 2.65. Determine total and effective stresses and
pore water pressure at points A, B, C, and D.

Situation no. 8:

The soil below is a dense well-graded clayey sand

with γd = 112 pcf and Gs = 2.63, a permeability k =
240 mm/min at a void’s ratio of e = 0.85; the cross-
sectional area of the tank is 36 ft2.

a) Find the rate of seepage in ft3/min.

b) Find the direction of flow.
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Situation No. 10

What force is required to hold an empty box that has

a volume of 1 cubic foot, just below the water
surface?