ee Universiti KKepancsaan @B kee] Matavsia KOS The National University of Malaysia PEPERIKSAAN AKHIR SEMESTER I SESI AKADEMIK 2012-2013 AH SARJANAMUDA DENGAN KEPUJIAN KOD KURSUS_ : KKKH3154 TAJUK g GEOTEKNIK IL ARAHAN : 1. Kertas soalan ini mengandungi 4 soalan. 2. Jawab SEMUA soalan dalam buku jawapan yang diedarkan. 3. Anda boleh menjawab soalan peperiksaan ini dalam Bahasa Inggeris atau Bahasa Melayu. 4. Kertas soalan tidak dibenarkan dibawa keluar daripada Dewan Peperiksaan. No. Pendaftaran : (dengan perkataan) Kertas soalan ini mengandungi 3 muka surat bercetak, tidak termasuk muka surat ini. MS ISO 9001 REG NO. AR 2845KKKH3154 Question 1 a) Explain how overconsolidation of soil ean happen due to man’s activity. (5 marks) b) Explain and justify all the limitations of the theory of consolidation proposed by Terzaghi. (5 marks) ©) Anembankment is to be built as shown in Figure 1. Estimate and evaluate the primary consolidation settlement that will happen from the soil parameters given. (15 marks) 12m od 2V:1H ; 8m| 7= 18.5 KN/m Water Table Saturated sand: Yur = 19 kN/m? 6m | Saturated clay: yu = 13.5 kNim* ©9708, C.= 0.25, 0 = 38.5 KNim* Saturated sand: Yux = 19 kNim? Figure 1 Question 2 a) What is the difference between a CU test and a CD test? What is the significance of these test in practice? What is the shortcoming of the CU test? (5 marks) Result from a consolidated undrained test on a sample is as shown below: ‘Sample | Cell Pressure Pore Pressure No. (kN/m*) (Nim?) 77 30 2 277 145KKKH3154 Diameter of sample = 38 mm b) Assume that the cross-sectional area of sample increases by 12% at ilure, evaluate the soil strength parameters. (15 marks) c) What will the shear strength of the soil be if the sample is taken at 6m below ground level? The unit weight of soil is given as 17KN/m’, (5 marks) Question 3 Figure 2 shows a 8m high wall retaining a sandy clay soil. a) Determine the active lateral force on the wall using Rankine’s method of analysis. (10 marks) b) Evaluate the depth of embedment to be provided to ensure that the wall will not topple. (10 marks) ©) Suggest a solution by which the lateral active pressure on the wall could be reduced toa minimum. (Smarks) qriSkN/m* dW y Mater Table Sandy Clay 8.0m (c'=30kN/m”, $/=25°, ‘You = 18.91KN/m? ) Figure 2KKKH3154 Question 4 a) What is the main assumption made in the ordinary method of slices? Explain whether the assumption made is reasonable. (2 marks) b) Evaluate the stability of the slope in Figure 3 using ordinary method of slices. Assume all the slices are submerged under the water table and y= Ysa. =16kN/m’. (23 marks) Water Tabie Slice | Weight No. | (kN/m) L | 224 | 2 | 2084 3 | 4352 4 | 4352 5 6 7 390.4 268.8 66.58 _| “SELAMAT MAJU JAYA”