Assignment 5: CO5 ________KA21603 Geotechnical Engineering 1 Submission: 2

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1$ A soil %ro&le consists o' a sur'ace la"er o' san( )$) m thic* o+erl"ing a la"er o' 2$# m
thic* cla"$ ,nit -eight o' the san( abo+e the -ater table is 16$5 *./m
3
0 -hile belo-
-ater table the +oi( ratio o' 'ull" saturate( san( an( cla" is 0$52 an( 0$50 res%ecti+el"$
i$ 1' the groun( -ater table le+el is #$5 m belo- the groun( sur'ace0 (ra- the
(istribution o' total0 %ore -ater an( e2ecti+e stress %ressures in the soil$
ii$ 3ea+" rain cause( the -ater table to increase 2 m 'rom its initial le+el$ 4ra- the
ne- (istribution o' total0 %ore -ater an( e2ecti+e stress %ressures in the soil$
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6 7$ *./m
3
0 G
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8san(9 6 2$)00 G
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8cla"9 6 2$)2:$
2$ A test %it -as (ug in a construction site an( the %ro&le an( %hase (iagram are sho-n in
;igure 8a9 an( 8b9 belo-$ ;in( the e2ecti+e stress at the to% an( bottom o' the cla" soil
la"er:
i$ At %resent con(ition
ii$ 1' %um%ing cause( (ro% o' -ater le+el b" 2 m 'rom %resent initial le+el
iii$ 1' <oo(ing cause( raise o' -ater le+el b" 2 m 'rom %resent le+el$
4r" san(0

6 1$62 *./m
3
0
G
S
6 2$)0
#$5 m

Saturate( san(
3$2 m e 6 0$52
Saturate( cla" e
2$# m
S
6 17$65 *./m
3
G
S
6 2$)2
1 G
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=oc* stratum
8a9 8b9
3$ >he %lan o' a 'oun(ation o' uni'orm thic*ness 'or a buil(ing is sho-n in &gure belo-$
4etermine the +ertical stress increase at (e%th o' # m belo- the centroi( using .e-mar*
in<uence chart$ >he 'oun(ation a%%lies a +ertical stress o' 200 *?a on the soil sur'ace$
53int: ;in( the centroi( o' the 'oun(ation &rst:
10$0 m
1$0 m
2$5 m
#$ ;or all three cases in ;igure belo-0 (etermine an( com%are the +ertical stress increment at
%oint @0 A an( B at 3 m belo- groun( sur'ace using both uni'orm loa( on rectangular area an(
.e-mar* in<uence chart metho(s$ @ is the centre o' all three structures -ith 5m -i(th an(
5m brea(th$ ;or Case 30 %oint B is 1 m east 'rom bottomCright corner0 -hile A is 1 m south
belo- %oint B$
100 *./m
2
100 *./m
2
100 *./m
2
150
*./m
2
150 *./m
2
@ @ @
B
B
$ A $ A
$ B
$ A
$ B
$ A

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Case 1 Case 2 Case 3