CE 264

Problem Set 1

1. Solve the following problems from Chapter 7 of Braja M. Das, Principles of

FoundationEngineering, 7th Ed.
a. Non-yielding wall: Problem 7.10
b. Coulomb’s active force: Problem 7.9
2. Read article 32 of Soil Mechanics in Engineering Practive, 3rd Ed. by Terzaghi, Peck and Mesri,
pp. 255 through 258, and solve problems 2, 3 and 4 on page 258. In solving problems 2 and 4,
you can use the program logspiral.exe.