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Particle-Size Classification Situation No. 3. Classify the following soils by the
AASHTO classification system. Give the group
Grain Size (mm) index for each soil. Refer to Table FIG GEO-02.
Org
Gravel Sand Silt Clay Percent Finer
Soil LL PI
0.06- No 10 No 40 No 200
MIT >2 2-0.06 <0.002
0.002 A 90 74 32 28 9
0.05- B 86 56 8 NP
USDA >2 2-0.05 <0.002
0.002 C 42 28 12 18 13
2- 0.075-
AASHTO 76.2-2 <0.002
0.075 0.002 Situation No. 4. The given data in Table GEO-01 shows
76.2- 4.75- a sieve analysis of soil samples A, B, and C. Classify
USCS <0.075
4.75 0.075 what type of soil is sample A, B, and C using USCS
Method. Refer to Fig GEO-03.
Soil Parameters
Weight-Volume Relationships
𝐷60 (𝐷30 )2 𝐷75
𝐷10 𝐶𝑢 = 𝐶𝑐 = 𝑆𝑜 = √
𝐷10 𝐷60 𝐷10 𝐷25

Situation No. 1. The following are the results of a sieve

analysis.
Sieve Opening Mass of soil retained on each
No (mm) sieve (g)
4 4.75 0
10 2.00 21.6
20 0.85 49.5
40 0.425 102.6
60 0.250 89.1
100 0.150 95.6
200 0.075 60.4
Pan - 31.2
Situation No. 5. The moist unit weight of 0.00283m^3 of
1) Perform the necessary calculations and plot a grain solid 54.4 N. If the moisture content is 12% and the
size distribution curve. specific gravity of soil solids is2.72, determine the
2) Determine the amount of Gravel, Sand, Silt, and Clay following:
using MIT. 7) Moist unit weight
3) Determine the amount of Gravel, Sand, Silt, and Clay 8) Dry unit weight
using AASHTO. 9) Porosity
4) Determine the amount of Gravel, Sand, Silt, and Clay 10) Degree of Saturation
using USCS. 11) Volume occupied by water
5) Determine 𝐷10 , 𝐷30 , and 𝐷60 from the grain-size Situation No. 6. A soil sample has a mass of 1830g
distribution curve taken from the field having a volume of 1x10^-3 cum. It
6) Calculate 𝐶𝑢 and 𝐶𝐶 has a sp.gr. of 2.60 and a water content of 10%. Values
of emax=0.63 and emin=0.44. Determine the following:
Soil Classification 12) Compute the relative density
Situation No. 2. Classify the following soils according to 13) Compute the relative compaction
the USDA textural classification system. Refer to Fig.
GEO-01. Situation No. 7. A soil at a constant moisture content
shows the following when compacted
Soil Deg of saturation Dry unit weight
Particle Size Distribution (%)
A B C D 40% 14.50 KN/m^3
Gravel 12 18 0 12 70% 17.89 KN/m^3
Sand 25 31 15 12
Silt 32 30 30 26 14) Determine the specific gravity of soil
Clay 31 21 55 40 15) Determine the moisture content of soil
16) Determine the void ratio of the 17.89 KN/m^3 soil

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Atterberg Limits Dry weight of soil + dish = 76.91 g
Weight of dish = 52.70 g
Volumetric determination of soil pat:
Weight of dish + mercury = 430.80 g
Weight of dish = 244.62 g
Density of solid soil = 2650 kg/m^3
25) Compute the shrinkage limit of the soil.
26) Compute the shrinkage ratio.
27) Compute the specific gravity of the soil.

PERMEABILITY
Situation No. 10. Refer to Fig GEO-04. A layered soil is
PI shown:
H1 = 3 ft. K1 = 10-4 cm/sec.
H2 = 4 ft. K2 = 3 x 10-2 cm/sec.
LI H3 = 6 ft. K3 = 4 x 10-5 cm/sec
28) Equivalent hydraulic conductivity for a horizontal
CI flow in stratified soil.
29) Equivalent hydraulic conductivity for a vertical
flow in stratified soil.
FI
30) Estimate the ratio of equivalent permeability.

TI

SL

SR

SI

SG

Ac FIG GEO-04

31) Refer to Fig GEO-05. Find the flow rate in

Situation No. 8. m^3/hr/m length (at right angles to the cross-
Refer to Table GEO-02. The following data shows the section shown) through the permeable soil layer
results of the Liquid Limit, and Plastic Limit Test. shown.
17) Compute the liquid limit H=3m
18) Compute the plastic limit ø = 14°
19) Compute the liquidity index H1 = 1.07 m
20) Compute the consistency index K = 0.000488 m/s
21) Compute the flow index h = 1.4 m
22) Compute the toughness index L = 36.58 m
23) If the shrinkage limit of the soil is 12.5%, compute
the Shrinkage index
24) If the percent passing in the No. 200 sieve is
22.4%, determine the soil activity

Situation No. 9. During the determination of the

shrinkage limit of a sandy clay, the following laboratory
data was obtained:
Weight of soil + dish = 87.85 g

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32) Fig GEO-06 shows the layers of soil in a tube 100
mm x 100 mm in cross-section water is supplied
to maintain a constant head difference of 400 mm
across the sample. The hydraulic conductivities
of the soils in the direction of flow through them
are as follows:
FIG GEO-06
Compute the rate of supply in cm3/hr.
33) Refer to Fig GEO-07. A pumping test from a well
in an unconfined permeable layer underlain by
impermeable stratum as shown has the following
data:
Rate of flow of ground water into the well = 20
ft3/min.
h1 = 18 ft.
r1 = 200 ft.
h2 = 15 ft.
r2 = 100 ft.
Calculate the hydraulic conductivity in (ft/min) of
the permeable layer
FIG GEO-07
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Situation No. 11. Refer to Fig GEO-08. The weir shown
has a base of which 2 m. below the ground surface. The
pressure distribution diagram at the base of the weir can
be obtained from the equipotential lines as follows:
Nd = 3 Nf = 7
Coefficient of permeability K = 4 m/day
34) Compute the uplift pressure at d.
35) Compute the uplift force per unit length.
36) Compute the seepage through the foundation.
FIG GEO-08
Situation No. 12. Refer to Fig GEO-09. A flow net flow
around a single row of sheet piles in a permeable soil
layer is shown in the figure.
K = 5 x 10-5 m/sec., Nf = 3, Nd = 6.
37) How high above the ground surface will the
water rise if piezometer is placed at point “A”?
38) What is the rate of seepage through flow
channel II per unit length (perpendicular to the
section shown)?
39) Compute the total seepage loss per meter
length of sheet pile.
FIG GEO-09
40) Refer to Fig GEO-10. A flow net for the weir
shown in the figure, compute the rate of seepage
under the weir and the shape factor. Hydraulic
conductivity K = 0.014 m/day
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Situation No. 15. Refer to
Fig GEO-13. Consider the
upward flow of water
through a layer of sand in a
tank as shown in the figure.
Properties of sand:
Void ratio e = 0.52
Specific gravity of solids =
2.67
FIG GEO-10 47) Calculate the
effective stress at
STRESSES IN SOILS B.
48) What is the upward
Situation No. 13. Refer to Fig GEO-11. From the soil seepage force per unit volume of soil?
profile, compute the following: 49) What is the rate of upward seepage of water in
41) Total stress at D m3/hour if K = 2 x 10-3 m/sec and area of tank is
42) Pore stress at D 0.45 m2?
43) Effective stress at C
Situation No. 16. A soil
element is shown in the Fig
GEO-14.
50) Compute the
magnitude of the
principal stresses.
51) Compute the
normal stress on
plane AB.
52) Compute the shear
stress on plane AB.

Situation No. 17. According to the elastic theory, the

FIG GEO-11
Situation No. 14. Refer to Fig GEO-12. A soil profile
shown has a zone of capillary rise in the sand overlying
the clay. In this zone, the average degree of saturation is
60% with a moist unit weight of 17.6 kN/m3.
44) Compute the effective stress inside the capillary
zone at a depth of 3.0 m below the ground
surface.
45) Compute the effective stress at a depth of 3.9 m
below the ground.
46) Compute the effective stress at C.
vertical stress induced flexible line load of infinite length
that has an intensity of q units/length on the surface of a
semi-infinite soil mass can be estimated by the
expression:
𝑞
𝑝 = 0.637
𝑁
𝑟 2 2
𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑁 = 𝑍 [1 + ( ) ]
𝑍
r = horizontal distance from the line load
Z = depth of interest at which stress is induced
A concrete hollow block wall weighing 6 kN per lineal
meter is carried by a wall footing 0.60 m. wide.
53) Evaluate the bearing pressure in kPa exerted by
the footing onto the supporting soil.
54) Evaluate the stress in the soil caused by the load
depth equal to twice its width.
55) Evaluate the stress at a depth of 2 m. and a
horizontal distance 3 m. from the line of load.

FIG GEO-12

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FIG. GEO-01

Table GEO-01 Table GEO-02

Soil Sample Liquid Limit
Sieve Diam Test No. 1 2 3 4
A B C
No. (mm) No. of Blows 35 21 16 11
Percent Wt. of Wet Soil + Container 22.46 g 21.33 g 21.29 g 26.12 g
Passing Wt. of Dry Soil + Container 19.44 g 18.75 g 18.78 g 22.10 g
4 4.76 100 90 100 Wt. of container 12.76 g 13.06 g 13.26 g 13.27 g
8 2.38 97 64 100 Plastic Limit
10 2.00 92 54 98 Test No. 1 2
20 0.84 87 34 92 Wt. of Wet Soil + Container 22.10 g 21.77 g
40 0.42 53 22 84 Wt. of Dry Soil + Container 20.42 g 20.19 g
60 0.25 42 17 79 Wt. of container 13.07 g 13.18 g
100 0.149 26 9 70 Natural Water Content
200 0.074 17 4 63 Test No. 1 2
Characteristics of -40 Wt. of Wet Soil + Container 17.94 g 17.39 g
Fraction Wt. of Dry Soil + Container 14.84 g 14.36 g
LL 35 - 47 Wt. of container 7.84 g 7.5 g
PL 20 - 24

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Fig GEO-02

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FIG GEO-03

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