ESTIMATE OF SOIL PARAMETERS

(1). Effective Unit Weight

Effective Unit Weight = Saturated Unit Weight
sat
- Unit Weight of Water
w
In metric unit =
sat
! " #t$m
%
&
In SI unit =
sat
! "' #()$m
%
&
*ohesive Soi+s ),"'
sat
= '-''. ) / 0-''1 t$m
%
-
)2"'
sat
= '-'1% ) / "-334 t$m
%
-
#Trend +ine e5uation from data in 6unt 77-4.&
*ohesion+ess Soi+s
8et
= '-'00 ) / "-%9: t$m
%
-
#Trend +ine e5uation from data in ;o8+es 77- "1%&

dr<
= '-''4 ) / "-33: t$m
%
-
#Trend +ine e5uation from ta=+e in 6unt 77- 4'&
(2) Cohesive Strength/ Cohesion/ Kohesi.
For cohesive soi+s> # = '&> undrained cohesion ma< =e determined =< the fo++o8ing Ter?aghi
@ Pec( re+ationshi7 #)avfac AM .-'" 77- 44&
Unconfined *om7ressive Strength 5
u
= '-"% ) tsf = "-% ) t$m
0
= "% ) ()$m
0
-
Undrained *ohesion c
u
= #'-:& 5
u
c
u
= '-1: ) t$m
0
= 1-: ) ()$m
0
-
(3) Friction Angle .
For *ohesion+ess Soi+s-
Ma< =e determined using the e5uations =< Shioi and Fu(ui #"940&> 8ritten in ;o8+es B-E-> 77-
"1%
=
": "0 + N
=
": "4 + N
#for roads and =ridges&
eCam7+e ) = "' = 28.4

= 20 = 34.0

or =< = '-%1 ) / 0. #for =ui+dings&

eCam7+e ) = "' = 30.6

= 20 = 34.2

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(4) Yong!s "o#ls E
s
($%/&
2
)
Soils E
s
($%/&
2
)
Sand #)*& Es = :''#)/":&
Sand #saturated& Es = 0:'#)/":&
Sand #O*& Es = "4''' / .:' )
Drave++< Sand and Drave+ Es = "0''#)/1&
*+a<e< Sand Es = %0'#)/":&
Si+t< Sand Es = %''#)/1&
*+a<> soft
stiff
E
s
= "'' to :'' s
u
E
s
= :'' to ":'' s
u
s
u
= 1-: ) #()$m
0
&
(4) 'e(ring C()(cit*
;erdasar(an 6and=oo( ;raEa M- Aas> Rumus ;earing *a7acit< ada+ah se=agai =eri(ut
Aa+am menetu(an (a7asitas du(ung 7ondasi untu( tanah 7asir> harus dicari sudut geser
ter+e=ih dahu+u dengan mengguna(an (ore+asi <ang ditunEu(an 7ada no #%&
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