Problem 8.

8
(kPa)
20
40
80
160
320
640
1280
320
80
20
0

the pressure versus void ratio data

determined from a consolidation test on
an undisturbed clay specimen are as
follows :

e
0.864
0.853
0.843
0.83
0.785
0.696
0.602
0.628
0.663
0.704
0.801

a. plot the pressure versus void ratio on both arithmatic and semilogaritmic graph

Arithmatic graph
1
0.95
0.9

undisturbed clay

0.85
0.8

0.75
0.7
0.65
0.6
0.55
0.5

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

pressure (kPa)

Logaritmic graph
1
0.95
0.9
0.85
0.8

0.75
0.7
0.65
0.6
0.55
0.5
1

10

100

pressure (kPa)

1000

10000

b. determine the equations for the virgin compression curve and for the
rebound curve for unloading starting at 1280 Kpa

Logaritmic graph
1
0.95
0.9

0.864

eo

0.85
0.8

0.75

Cc

0.7
0.65

Cr

0.6
0.55
0.5
1

10

100

1000

10000

pressure (kPa)

_=/(log( _2/_1))

_=/(log( _2/_1))

_=(0.7250.59)/
_=(0.7950.56)/
(log( 1000/10)) =
(log( 2000/300)) =
0.0675
0.285
c. what are the corresponding modified compression and recompression indices for this
assume eo = 0.864 (based on logarithmic graph number 8.8b)
_=_/(1+ _ )

_=_/(1+ _ )

_=0.0675/
(1+0.864) = 0.036

_=0.285/
(1+0.864) = 0.152

d. estimate the stress to which this clay has been preconsolidated (after A. Casagrande

Logaritmic graph
1
0.95
0.9
0.85
0.8

0.75
0.7
0.65
0.6
0.55
0.5
1

10

100

pressure (kPa)

1000

10000

0.7
0.65
0.6
0.55
0.5
1

10

100

pressure (kPa)

1000

10000

emilogaritmic graph

urbed clay

1200

1400

10000

nd for the

10000

mpression indices for this soil?

ted (after A. Casagrande)

10000

10000

Solution :
equation of compression indices
_=/(log( _2/_1))

from logarithmic graph below we get value C

No Test
e
8
9
10
11
13

evaluation :
terdapat perbedaan lebih kecil hasil
pengujian dilaboratorium.
Disebabkan pengaruh pengujian
laboratorium benda uji sedikit
terganggu. Kerusakan benda uji
menghasilkan pengurangan
kemiringan dari garis pemampatan
Cc hasil lapangan. Sehingga Cc
lapangan sedikit lebih besar.

ression indices

graph below we get value Cc

Cc

an lebih kecil hasil

atorium.
aruh pengujian
da uji sedikit
akan benda uji
ngurangan
aris pemampatan
. Sehingga Cc
ebih besar.

Problem 8.2
verify the values of the preconsolidation stress shown in figure 8.9a
Solution :
determine value preconsolidation stress using Casagrande Method
'p (kPa)
No Test
8
9
10
11
13

Problem 8.3
determine the overconsolidation ratio (OCR) for the five-grained soils of fig. 8.9a

Solution : equation of =
value
OCR
is _/ _
No Test
8
9
10
11
13

'vo (kPa)

'p (kPa)

Problem 8.4
Verify the values 'p and Cc are correct in figure below (8.9b)

OCR

Problem 8.6 and Problem 8.7

(8.6) Estimate the preconsolidation stress 'p for figure below and (8.7) determine compression ind
a. undisturb Leda Clay

b. undisturb Mexico City Clay

c. Undisturb Chicago Clay

d. swelling clay from texas

mine compression indice