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I ‫ هيكانيكا تربة‬: ‫املادة‬ ‫كلية اهلندسة‬

‫ الثاني‬:‫الرتم‬ ‫قسن اهلندسة املدنية‬
‫ ساعة ونصف‬:‫الزهن‬
26/6/2021 :‫التاريخ‬

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Q1 : solve A , B , C
A. Prove that: 1.5 Marks B. Find the relation between: 1.5 Marks
(𝛾𝑠 − 𝛾𝑑 ) 𝑤𝑐 𝑠𝑎𝑡 ; 𝑤𝑐 ; 𝑆
𝑤𝑐 𝑠𝑎𝑡 = 𝛾 𝑟
(𝛾𝑠 ∗ 𝛾𝑑 ) 𝑤
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C. A saturated 𝑉𝑡1 = 120 𝐶𝑚3 clay sample has a natural water

content 𝑤𝑐1 = 7% . If the specific gravity of the soil solids is
𝐺𝑠 = 2.67 , what will be the volume of the sample 𝑉𝑡2 =? When
the water content is 𝑤𝑐2 = 26%. 4 Marks
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Q2: Classify the following soil according to U.S.C.S (A,B,E) and AASHTO
(C,D) . 4 Marks
Soil # 4.0 # 200 𝑫𝟏𝟎 𝒎𝒎 𝑫𝟑𝟎 𝒎𝒎 𝑫𝟔𝟎 𝒎𝒎 LL PL
A 98 16 0.045 0.13 0.32 48 20
B 44 3 0.16 1.2 4.85 --- ---
C 90 8 0.1 0.32 0.9 36 26
D 100 63 --- --- --- 50 26
E 100 70 -- -- --- 58 30
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Q3 : Sieve analysis was carried out on a soil sample . The percentage
finer than 0.425 mm was used to determine L.L and P.L of the fine .
The results are : L.L= 45% , P.L= 23% 4 Marks
Dim.(mm) 4.75 2.0 1.4 0.6 0.425 0.25 0.15 0.075
% finer 75 60 45 30 25 20 15 9
Draw the grain size distribution curve , and Classify this soil according
to U.S.C.S.
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