CORREL 1 – THIRD LONG EXAM 11.

11. Determine the pressure at the mid height of the clay layer assuming that the
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING stress beneath the footing is spread at a slope 1H to 2V.
a. 15.67 kPa c. 23.54 kPa
NAME: DATE: b. 20.95 kPa d. 18.73 kPa
SECTION:
12. A 5-meter diameter circular footing supports a water tank. The total weight
1. What is the angle of internal friction of a cohesionless soil subjected in a of the footing, tank and its content are 1.50 MN. What is the pressure at the base
triaxial test if it is subjected to a confining pressure of 24 kPa? The soil fails of the footing?
when the increase in axial stress by the plunger reaches 65 kPa. Note: (𝜎3 is a. 76.39 kPa c. 81.66 kPa
same as confining pressure) b. 95.46 kPa d. 101.12 kPa
a. 32.81° c. 33.68°
b. 34.73° d. 35.12° Situational Problem. A 4-meter clay layer lies underneath a 5-meter sand layer.
2. For the triaxial test conducted on a cohesionless soil, the results are as The sand is 4 meters below the water surface. The saturated unit weight of sand
follows: Confining pressure = 50 kPa, Plunger Pressure = 100 kPa. Determine is 23 kN/m3 and clay is 21 kN/m3. Determine the following values:
the angle of friction. Note: (Plunger Pressure is the increase in pressure from 13. Total vertical pressure at mid-height of clay layer.
𝜎3 to 𝜎1 . a. 198.72 kPa c. 212.63 kPa
a. 30° c. 60° b. 201.32 kPa d. 196.24 kPa
b. 45° d. 21.34° 14. Pore water pressure at mid-height of clay layer.
3. For a normally consolidated clay layer in the field, the following values were a. 120.81 kPa c. 91.27 kPa
given: Thickness of clay, 𝐻 = 1.5𝑚, Compression Index, 𝐶𝑐 = 0.24, Natural b. 107.91 kPa d. 148.38 kPa
void ratio, 𝑒𝑜 = 0.90, Average effective pressure in the layer is 107 kPa. 15. Effective vertical stress at mid-height of clay layer.
Estimate the primary consolidation settlement of the layer caused by an increase a. 97.52 kPa c. 95.67 kPa
in pressure of 63 kPa. b. 88.33 kPa d. 81.23 kPa
a. 43.59 mm c. 19.05 mm
b. 81.68 mm d. 38.10 mm Situational Problem. The normal and shearing stresses at failure plane in a
triaxial test of a normally consolidated clay are 𝜎𝑓 = 70 𝑘𝑃𝑎 and 𝜏𝑓 = 35 𝑘𝑃𝑎.
Situational Problem. For a cohesionless soil, a triaxial test is conducted and Determine the following values:
the resulting principal stresses are 200 kPa and 450 kPa. Calculate the 16. Angle of friction, in degrees.
following: a. 28.72° c. 30.28°
4. Angle of internal friction. b. 38.12° d. 26.57°
a. 26.39° c. 22.62° 17. Angle of failure plane, in degrees.
b. 33.75° d. 16.48° a. 59.36° c. 58.29°
5. Shearing stress at failure plane. b. 60.14° d. 64.06°
a. 115.38 kPa c. 111.97 kPa 18. Major principal stress, in kPa.
b. 103.93 kPa d. 119.86 kPa a. 107.31 kPa c. 104.69 kPa
6. Normal stress at failure plane. b. 112.17 kPa d. 126.63 kPa
a. 269.44 kPa c. 289.54 kPa
b. 255.55 kPa d. 276.92 kPa 19. A cohesionless soil sample is subjected to an axial stress with a liquid
pressure of 25 kPa in the chamber (initial pressure). It was observed that the
Situational Problem. A consolidated drained triaxial test was conducted on a shear failure (final pressure or failure pressure) occurs when the axial
normally consolidated clay. The results are as follows: 𝜎3 = 150 𝑘𝑃𝑎, 𝜎𝑑𝑓 = compressive stress is 58 kPa. Determine the angle of internal friction.
210 𝑘𝑃𝑎. Note: (𝜎𝑑𝑓 is the increase in stress from minimum principal stress to a. 20.65° c. 35.62°
major principal stress) b. 21.17° d. 32.48°
7. Calculate the angle of internal friction. 20. Estimate the primary settlement (mm), in a layer of plastic clay due to an
a. 26.35° c. 28.44° increase of pressure caused by loads above it under the following conditions
b. 36.03° d. 24.32° listed below:
8. The angle that the failure plane makes with the major principal plane is Initial Intergranular Pressure: 196 kPa
a. 58.18° c. 59.22° Increase in Intergranular Pressure: 144 kPa
b. 63.02° d. 57.16° Thickness of the Clay Layer: 11.20 m
9. What is the effective normal stress on the plane of maximum shear stress? Compression Index: 0.322
a. 150 kPa c. 210 kPa Void Ratio of the Clay: 1.4
b. 255 kPa d. 105 kPa a. 359.47 mm c. 128.63 mm
b. 482.75 mm d. 281.65 mm
Situational Problem. The 3.5-m square footing shown in the figure supports a
load = 4500 𝑘𝑁. Given: 𝐻1 = 9𝑚 and 𝐻2 = 15𝑚 Situational Problem. An 8.0 m thick clay layer is underlain by 20.5 m of sand
to the ground. The water table is level with ground surface. The saturated unit
weight of sand is 19.62 kN/m3 and its dry unit weight is 15.77 kN/m3. The
saturated unit weight of clay is 18.64 kN/m3. The water table is lowered to 10.0
m below the ground and the sand above the water table have degree of saturation
decreased by 31%
21. Determine the effective pressure at the mid-height of the clay layer before
the lowering of the water table.
a. 207.31 kPa c. 274.35 kPa
b. 236.43 kPa d. 257.72 kPa
22. Determine the effective pressure at the mid-height of the clay layer after
lowering the water table.
a. 347.42 kPa c. 322.59 kPa
b. 377.14 kPa d. 317.24 kPa
23. Determine the effective pressure at the mid-height of the clay layer when
10. Determine the pressure at the base of the footing. the water table is at the clay surface and assuming that all sand has the same
a. 345.67 kPa c. 323.48 kPa degree of saturation.
b. 358.21 kPa d. 367.65 kPa a. 413.05 kPa c. 452.22 kPa
 b. 377.14 kPa d. 369.08 kPa b. 92.95 kPa d. 130.51 kPa
31. Which of the following most nearly gives the void ratio of the clay layer
Situational Problem. For the stressed soil element shown figure 4, determine after the surcharge is applied?
the following: a. 0.5786 c. 0.7786
b. 0.6066 d. 0.8066
32. Which of the following most nearly gives the settlement due to primary
consolidation of the clay layer in mm?
a. 439.68 mm c. 510.96 mm
b. 571.07 mm d. 393.40 mm

Situational Problem. During a consolidation test, a sample of fully saturated

clay 3 cm thick (ho) is consolidated under a pressure increment of 200 kPa.
When equilibrium is reached, the sample thickness is reduced to 2.60 cm. The
pressure is then removed and the sample is allowed to expand and absorb water.
The final thickness is observed as 2.8 cm (hf) and the final moisture content is
24. Which of the following most nearly gives the value of the major principal determined as 24.9%. If the specific gravity of the soil solids is 2.70,
stress in kPa? 33. Determine the void ratio before the start of consolidation.
a. 229.07 kPa c. 220.16 kPa a. 0.792 c. 0.553
b. 225.48 kPa d. 216.57 kPa b. 0.239 d. 0.672
25. Which of the following most nearly gives the value of the normal stress on 34. Determine the void ratio after the consolidation.
the plane AB in kPa? a. 0.792 c. 0.553
a. 174.64 kPa c. 224.64 kPa b. 0.239 d. 0.672
b. 214.64 kPa d. 154.64 kPa 35. Determine the void ratio after the soil sample expand and absorb water.
26. Which of the following most nearly gives the value of the shear stress on a. 0.792 c. 0.553
b. 0.239 d. 0.672
the plane AB in kPa?
a. 74.64 kPa c. 14.64 kPa
36. A recently completed fill was 32.8 ft thick and its initial average void ratio
b. 54.64 kPa d. 34.64 kPa was 1.0. The fill was loaded on the surface by constructing an embankment
covering a large area of the fill. Some months after the embankment was
Situational Problem. A tank shown in figure 5 has an inside diameter of 8m constructed, measurements of the fill indicated an average void raito of 0.8.
and a height of 6m. It is used as storage of oil with specific gravity of 0.80. The Estimate the compression of the fill.
combined weight of the empty tank and the footing is 2,800kN. a. 3.82 ft c. 2.38 ft
b. 3.28 ft d. 2.83 ft

Situational Problem. A stratum of normally consolidated clay 7 m thick is

located at a depth 12 m below ground level. The natural moisture content of the
clay is 40.5% and its liquid limit is 48%. The specific gravity of the solid
particles is 2.76. The water table is located at a depth 5 m below ground surface.
The soil is sand above the clay stratum. The submerged unit weight of the sand
is 11 kN/m3 and the same weighs 18 kN/m3 above the water table. The average
increase in pressure at the center of the clay stratum is 120 kPa due to the weight
of a building that will be constructed on the sand above the clay stratum.
37. Determine the overburden pressure at the mid-height of the clay layer.
27. Which of the following most nearly gives the required depth of the footing? a. 278.87 kPa c. 195.53 kPa
a. 2.99 m c. 2.38 m b. 175.86 kPa d. 229.87 kPa
38. Determine the compression index.
b. 2.71 m d. 2.53 m
a. 0.342 c. 0.432
28. Which of the following most nearly gives the increase in pressure in the soil b. 0.30 d. 0.40
when the tank is filled with oil in kPa? 39. Determine the estimated expected settlement of the structure.
a. 43.16 kPa c. 59.48 kPa a. 432.93 mm c. 234.93 mm
b. 55.27 kPa d. 47.09 kPa b. 532.93 mm d. 334.93 mm
29. Which of the following most nearly gives the settlement of the clay layer in
mm? Assume that the swell index (recompression index) is equal to one-fifth of 40. A soil sample is 15 mm thick, has an original void ratio of 0.95. If the void
the compression index. ratio is decreased to one-fourth of its original void ratio, what would be its new
a. 96.23 mm c. 90.35 mm thickness?
b. 78.57 mm d. 72.75 mm a. 5.48 mm c. 11.35 mm
b. 9.52 mm d. 3.65 mm
Situational Problem. The soil profile shown in figure 7 is loaded with
surcharge of 80kPa applied at the ground level. The clay is normally
consolidated. For the 5m sand layer overlying the clay, given is Gs = 2.65 and
e = 0.70.

30. Which of the following most nearly gives the effective pressure at the
bottom of the clay layer before the surcharge is applied in kPa?
a. 248.23 kPa c. 171.43 kPa