RANDOM ASSESSMENT TEST III To be submitted by 1.

30 pm on 24/11/23
1. A rectangular foundation transmits a uniform contact pressure of 120 kN/m2. What will be the
vertical stress (i) at a depth of 10 m below point A and (i) at a depth of 5 m below point B.
[10 Marks]

2. Determine the increase in vertical stress at a depth of 5 m below the centroid of the foundation
below. [9 Marks]

3. Sieve analysis was conducted on a soil sample and it gave the following results. The void
ratio was 0.55 at the site and its particle shape was found to be round. [7 Marks]

Estimate the approximate values of coefficient of permeability by:

(a) Hazen’s formula
 (b) Chapuis’s formula
(c) Kozeny and Carman’s formula
4. Why does montrimorillonite undergo large volume change in contact with water.[2 Marks]
5. What is adsorbed water and can it be removed by oven drying at 1050C? Explain. [2 Marks]

6. A soil section below has an elevated groundwater level. Draw total stress, pore water pressure
and, effective stress diagrams for the entire depth along sections AA and B-B. [12 Marks]