c

Height of capillary rise , hc= , wherec=coefficient constant ; e=void ratio ; D 10=10 % particle ¿ ¿
eD 10

[ ] [ ]
σx−μa τyx τzx μa−μw 0 0
¿ of net normal stress= τx y σ y−μa τ zy ¿ of ¿= 0 μa−μw 0
τx z τy z σ z −μa 0 0 μa−μw

¿ find effective stress :

θ=θs :when μa−μw< ( μa−μw ) AEV , whereθs=saturated water content

( )
λ
( μa−μw ) AEV
θ=θ r + ( θs−θr ) :when μa−μw ≥ ( μa−μw )AEV , where θs=saturated water conten; θr=residual water content
( μa−μw )

θ−θr
χ=
θs−θ r

Extended Mohr−Coulomb criterion equation:

DC ( σ 1−σ 3 ) /2
sin ϕ ' = = then Rearranging the eqn leads ¿ :
AC C 1' cot ϕ '+(σ 1−μa+ σ 3−μa)/2
'
σ 1−μa=σ 3−μa +2C 1' sin ϕ cot ϕ ' +(σ 1−μa+σ 3−μa) sin ϕ '

( π ϕ'
)
+ ∧cosϕ'
σ 1−μa=
1+ sin ϕ '
1−sin ϕ '
( σ 3−μa )+
cos ϕ ' (
1−sin ϕ '
2C 1 ) ∧since
' 1+sin ϕ '
1−sin ϕ '
=tan
2 4 2
1−sinϕ '
π ϕ'
=tan +
4 2 ( )
The Extended M −C criterion becomes

( ) ( )
' '
π ϕ π ϕ
( σ 1−μa )=( σ 3−μa ) tan2 ' ' '
+ +2 C 1 tan + whereC 1 =C +(μa−μw)tan ϕb
4 2 4 2

( )( )
σz−ua σ 1−ua
σx−ua = σ 2−ua kpa
σy−ua σ 3−ua

Manual Calculation for Fellenius ' s Method of Saturated Soil

Manual Calculation for Fellenius's Method of Saturated Soil

z b α W Wsinα C'l' WCosα tanφ ψltanφb
Slice No
(cm) (m) (o) (kN) (kN (kN) (kN) (kN)
1
2
3
Total = 1 2 3
FOS = (2 + 3) / (1)

Manual Calculation for Fellenius ' s Method of Unsaturated Soil

z b α W ψ Wsinα C'l' WCosα tanφ ψltanφb

Slice No
(cm) (m) (o) (kN) (kPa) (kN (kN) (kN) (kN)
1
2
3
Total = 1 2 3 4
FOS = (2+3+4)/(1)

¿ construct SWCC curve:

soil Mass of Ring + Mass of Ring + Mass of Ring + Filter Paper

suction Filter paper (A) Filter paper +Dry soil (B) +Soil (after suction applied) (C)

Mass of dry soil Mass of soil Gravimetric water content (%) Volumetric Moisture content (%)
(B-A) (after suction applied) C-A = D (D-B)/(B-A) X 100 (D-B)/(B-A) X 100 x Ƴ