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TUGAS MEKANIKA TANAH I

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Nama

: ARIF AFRIYANTO

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: 14634

No. Presensi
Kelas

: 11

: A / 2011

PROGRAM DIPLOMA TEKNIK SIPIL

SEKOLAH VOKASI
UNVERSITAS GADJAH MADA
2011
A. BRAJA M DAS

BAB I
1.2 Repeat Problem 1.1 with the following values: D10 = 0.18 mm, D30 =
0.32 mm, and D60 = 0.78 mm.
Answer :
Cu=

D60 0.78
=
=4.33
D10 0.18
2

D 30
(0.32)2
0.1024
Cc=
=
=
=0.73
D60 D 0.78 0.18 0.1404
10

BAB II

2.24 Following are the results from the liquid and plastic limit tests for a
soil:
Liquid limit test:
Number of

Moisture content

blows, N
15
20
28

(%)
42
40.8
39.1

Plastic limit = 18.7%

a. Draw the flow curve and obtain the liquid limit.
b. What is the plasticity index of the soil?
Answer :
a)

b) WP / LP = 18.7%
LL = 39.75% (base on graphic)

IP = LL LP
= 39.75 18.7
= 21.05%

BAB III
3.3 The sieve analysis of 10 soils and the liquid and plastic limits of the
fraction passing through the No. 40 seive are given in the table.

Classify the soil by the AASHTO classification system and give the
group indices.
Seive analysis, % finer

Soil
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

No.
1
0
98
100
100
85
92
97
100
94
83
100

No.
4
0
80
92
88
55
75
60
55
80
48
92

No.
Liquid
200
limit
50
38
80
56
65
37
45
28
62
43
30
25
8
63
40
20
20
86
70

Plasti
c
limit
29
23
22
20
28
16
NP
21
15
38

Answer :
Soil 1 : sieve is 50 %, , greater than 35 %, it is silty clay material.
Pl = 29 > LL -30, SO it is A-7-6. From Eq.
GI = ( F 35)[0.2 + 0.005 (LL-40)] + 0.01(F-15)(PI-10)
For this soil, F= 50, LL=38, and PI = 29,so
GI = ( 50 35)[0.2 + 0.005 (38-40)] + 0.01(50-15)(29-10)
= 9.50
9.5
Hence the soil is A-7-6 (9.5)
Soil 2 : sieve is 80 %, , greater than 35 %, it is silty clay material.
Pl = 23 < LL -30, SO it is A-7-5. From Eq.
GI = ( 80 35)[0.2 + 0.005 (56-40)] + 0.01(80-15)(23-10)
= 21.05
21
Hence the soil is A-7-5(21)
Soil 3 : sieve is 65 %, , greater than 35 %, it is silty clay material.
Pl = 22 > LL -30, SO it is A-7-6. From Eq.
GI = ( 65 35)[0.2 + 0.005 (37-40)] + 0.01(65-15)(22-10)
= 11.985
12
Hence the soil is A-7-6(12)
Soil 4 : sieve is 45 %, , greater than 35 %, it is silty clay material.
Pl = 20 > LL -30, SO it is A-7-6. From Eq.
GI = ( 45 35)[0.2 + 0.005 (28-40)] + 0.01(45-15)(20-10)
= 3.4
3
Hence the soil is A-7-6(3)

Soil 5 : sieve is 62 %, , greater than 35 %, it is silty clay material.

Pl = 28 > LL -30, SO it is A-7-6. From Eq.
GI = ( 62 35)[0.2 + 0.005 (43-40)] + 0.01(62-15)(28-10)
= 14.065
14
Hence the soil is A-7-6(14)
Soil 6 : sieve is 30 %, , less than 35 %, it is silty clay material.
Pl = 16 > LL -30, SO it is A-7-6. From Eq.
GI = ( 30 35)[0.2 + 0.005 (25-40)] + 0.01(30-15)(16-10)
= 0,275
0.3
Hence the soil is A-7-6(0.3)
Soil 8 : sieve is 63 %, , greater than 35 %, it is silty clay material.
Pl = 21 > LL -30, SO it is A-7-6. From Eq.
GI = ( F 35)[0.2 + 0.005 (LL-40)] + 0.01(F-15)(PI-10)
For this soil, F= 38, LL=42, and PI = 23,so
GI = ( 63 35)[0.2 + 0.005 (40-40)] + 0.01(63 -15)(21-10)
= 10.88
11
Hence the soil is A-7-6(11)
Soil 9 : sieve is 20 %, , less than 35 %, it is silty clay material.
Pl = 15 > LL -30, SO it is A-7-6. From Eq.
GI = ( 20 35)[0.2 + 0.005 (22-40)] + 0.01(20-15)(15-10)
= -1.4
Hence the soil is A-7-6(-1.4)
Soil 10 : sieve is 50 %, , greater than 35 %, it is silty clay material.
Pl = 38 < LL -30, SO it is A-7-5 From Eq.
GI = ( 86 35)[0.2 + 0.005 (70-40)] + 0.01(86-15)(38-10)
= 37.73
38
Hence the soil is A-1-5(38)

BAB IV
4.5

The results of a standard Proctor test are given here. Determine the
maximum dry unit weight of compaction and the optimum moisture

content. Also determine the moisture contents required to achieve

95% of d (max) .
Volume of
proctor
mold (ft3)
1/30
1/30
1/30
1/30
1/30
1/30

Weight of
wet soil
in the
mold (lb)
3.63
3.86
4.02
3.98
3.88
3.73

Moisture
content
(%)
10
12
14
16
18
20

Answer :
V (ft3)
1/30
1/30
1/30
1/30
1/30
1/30

b=

W
V

b
1+w

d=

W (lb)
3.63
3.86
4.02
3.98
3.88
3.73

b
(lb/ft3)
108.9
115.8
120.6
119.4
116.4
111.9

w(%)
10
12
14
16
18
20

d
(lb/ft3)
99
103.4
105.8
102.9
98.6
93.3

Dari gambar dapat disimpulkan bahwa

d (max)

= 106 lb/ft3

wmax = 14.4%

BAB VII

7.13 Repeat Problem 7.12 with the following values:

q1 = 500 lb/ft

x1 = 5 ft

q2 = 300 lb/ft

x2 = 3 ft

Answer :

2q1z3

2q2z3

(x12 + z2)2

(x22 + z2)2

P =

2 500 43

2 300 43

3.14 (82 + 42)2

3.14 (32 + 42)2

64000

38400

3.14 (64 + 16)2

3.14 (9 + 16)2

= 3.18 + 19.56
= 22.74

BAB IX

z = 4 ft

9.26 Repeat Problem 9.25 with = 25 and qu = 1.25 ton/ft2.

BAB X

Clay
c

10.11 For the retaining wallshown in figure 10.50, determine the active
force, Pa, for Rankines state.
DensityAlso
= find the location of the resultant.
5.5 m m
Assume that the tensile crack exists.
a. = 2300 kg/m3, = 0, c = cu = 32 kN/m2
b. = 1850 kg/m3,
= 16, c = 15 kN/m2
figure10.50

BAB XI

11.12The square footing shown in Figure 11.34 is subjected to an

eccentric load. For the following cases, determine the gross
allowable load that the footing could carry. Use Fs = 3.
= 105 lb/ft3, c = 0, = 30, B = 4.5 ft, Df = 3.5 ft, x = 0.5 ft,
y=0
b. = 120 lb/ft3, c = 400 lb/ft2, = 25, B = 6 ft, Df = 4.5 ft, x =
0.6 ft, y = 0.5 ft
c. = 2000 kg/m3, c = 0, = 42, B = 2.5 m, Df = 1.5 m, x = 0.2
m, y = 0.2 m
d. = 1950 kg/m3, c = 0, = 36, B = 3 m, Df = 1.4 m, x = 0.3
m, y = 0
a.

B. CERNICA
BAB IV
4.14 During compaction, a 1-m-thick stratum was consolidated a total of 3 cm via
a vibrating roller. Initially the void ratio was determined to be 0.94, the
water content 16%, and G = 2.67. Determine the:
a) void ratio
b) porosity
c) specific gravity of the mass in the compacted state

Answer :
Diket :

e = 0.94

w = 16% = 0.16
G = 2.67
Assume
a.

V s=

Ws
G .w

=
e=
b.
c.

W s =100 gr , W w =16 gr ,

100
=37,45 cm 3
2,67 .1
Vv
1
=
V s 37,45

= 0,03

Vv
1
x 1001 =
x 100 = 2.6%
V
38.45
W
116
Gm= =
= 3.02
V 38.45
n=

w =1 gr /cm3 ,

V v =1 cm3

BAB VIII
8.16 The footing shown in Fig. P8.16 exerts a uniform load to the soil of 300
kN/m2. Determine the pressure at a point 4 m directly under point (a) A and
(b) B.

BAB X
10.11 Show the stress paths for each of the following data on a p-q diagram.
stress, compression (kPa)
initial
Test
1
2
3
4
5
6

BAB XII

1
100
100
100
100
500
500

3
100
100
100
100
500
500

Final
1
500
100
500
500
500
800

3
100
500
500
300
100
600

12.2 A vertical retaining wall retains a granular backfill whose angle of internal
friction and unit weight are 30 and 18.5 kN/m3, respectively. For H = 5 m:
a)

Determine the active thrust Pa per meter length of wall by Eq. 12-1a.

b)
25.

Determine Pa by Rankines equation 12-9 for i = 0, 10, 15, 20, and

c) What is the percentage error when calculating P a by assuming a level

backfill instead of the actual slopes given in part (b)?
d)
Plot percentage error versus i for the results of part (c). is a trend
implied? Explain.

Answer :
a. Pa =

H2Ka

= x 18.5 x 52 x tan2(45 15)

= x 18.5 x 25 x (
= 77.083

BAB XIV

3 )2
3

14.5 Assuming that the footing in Problem 14.1 is 10 times as long as it is wide,
determine the ultimate bearing capacity for the conditions given in Problem
14.1 using Eq. 14-10 and the corresponding bearing capacity factors given
in fig. 14.10 when the base of the footing is:
a) At the surface.
b) 1.3 m below the surface.