ANSWERS to Selected Problems Answers to Even-Numbered Problem-Solving Questions Chapter 3 2 D, (t=) nat ~ Ean Yan = Yan A Yd 4) ei = 0:35, Cmax = 0.91, tain = 0.2595, tex = 0.4764 6) 267 8) ¢=0.49,5 55 or 55%, % of air voids = 45% 10) W=6.7%, € = 0.64, S = 28% 12) (a) y= 16KN/m’, 3 =7.6KN/m? (b) y—17.1KN/m, x =7.3kN/m?* (©) Yea = 17AKN/ in’, % error = 1.8% 14) Soil A: SC, Soil B: SW, Soil C: SP. 16) LL =40%, LI=0.88, brittle failure is unlikely. 18) Wopt = 15.5%, (Ya)max = 17.7 KN/m”, S at (4) axe = 84% 20) (b) The water content at dept = 3 is veiy low iat comparioun with the vther values aud is rather suspicious, (c) The soil at depth = 3m is likely a thin sand layer. 22) Pit 1: cost = $51,374,752, Pit 2: cost = $46,334,156, Pit 1 contains a better soil for the embankment than Pit 2, Chapter 4 » Point | Elev. Head (m) | Pressure Head (m) | Total Head (m) A 025 om 0.96 B 0.90 1.02 1.92 C(datum)| 0.0 0.0 00 4) k= UU2Bem/s, n= 99%, v= U.U4DEM/s, ¥5 = UUBLEM/s; = 39%, k = UUUD4em/see © (kx)aq = 0.039em/see, (Ke)yq = 2.0 10-%em/sec, eq — 2.8 x 10-4 cm/sec, 8) 41.1 x 10-7 m/see — 0.36m?/day 1) 12x 10-8m?/see 615616 ANSWERS TO SELECTED PROBLEMS Chapter 5 2) au=Aoy +3 (001 —A03); A ; . 3 A 4) (a) plot with slope as 3p ©) lot with slope 52 = oo © & =2.24x 10°; es = -3.25 x 10° 8) (@) 0) =8828KPa, 05 =317.2KPa_(b) P= 225 (C) Trax 82.8kKPa (d) oy=624.7 kPa, ty = 281.8kKPa 10) Depth | (kPa)| (kPa) | 0” (kPa) 0 0 0 0 a5 6 0 355 95 isis | 0 | 1328 2) 2=104m WM) (a) ee 2m (>) Depth (m) | o (kPa) | u (kPa) | 0 (kPa) 0 0 0 0 I 99 | 196 | 395 3 60.3 0 60.3 10 2017 | 686 | 1334 0.026mm, 5 Au = Ap = 133.3KkPa 24) (b) outside edge = 56.3mm, center =91.2mm, inside edge = 72mm (c) Tilt angle of the silo = 0.11 degrees with respect to vertical (d) No, the silos will not touch. Chapter 6 6) w=0.311 +0.0185 og| 2) 8) Pe = 87mm, difference in settlement = 57mm 10) Differential settlement = 135mm 12) (b) Ce=0.206, C,=0.018 (c) mo 55 x 10-4 m?/kN[ANSWERS TO EVEN-NUMBERED PROBLEM-SOLVING QUesTIONS — GT7 14) (a) er =0.610 (b) Load 0 50) 100 200 | 400 soo | oo Void ratio | 0.665 | 0.638 | 0.628 | 0611 | 0596 | 0.575 | 0.61 31.02mm (d) my = 1.2 x 10™ m?/kN 16) um [| Tt [2p | S@m ° ° 0 a 10 0.008 0.09 6 3 0.049 0.55 15 30 oon | 08 8 40 0.126 LAL 24 50 0.197 2.21 30 60 0.287 3.22 36 70 oa | 42 2 80 0.567 6.36 48 90, 0848 9.518 ‘54 18) Total Settlement = 403.7 mm, ts = 17.75 years. 20) Settlement due to subsidence = 23mm, the ground surface does not return to its original elevation. Recovered settlement after recharging the aquifer = 2.9 mm. Chapter 7 2 re = HE Moose, neg 2 l= Ka) 2 AS 4) Soil will not fail, since 1 > 30kPa and FS =~ 6) (8) hy = 22°, (b) by = 45.6" 8) $i, = 38-4", o, = 43.8", ap = 9.4" 10) 5, =58.6kPa 12) (b) The consolidation stress is different (¢) test 1: ' = 25.3%, test 2: @ (A) sq = 1825kPa (0) test 1: 77 = 144.7kPa, test 2: 17 = 171 kPa 14) (b) test 1: bf = 22.7%, test 2: ! = 22.9%, test 3:4 = 22.5 (c) of = 132: (@) ()_ 0 = 564°, (2) 6 =90" (e) test 1: (05), = 98KPa, (04), = 221kPa, ty = 56.7kPa, Gy = 134.2 KPa (8) No, the failure stress occurs on the plane of maximum stress obliquity.ois ANSWERS TOSELECIED PHUMLEMS 16) (2) Wy = 22.6, by) = 23.2", diy) = 22.9" (b) sy = 10R.8KPa (6) tan: (1) 43.8 KPa, (2) 1038 kPa, and (3) 172.5 kPa ty = 40.4 kPa, 95.4 kPa, 159.9 kPa. 18) ¢/ = 311° 20) (a) @, =311.8kPa, oy = 88.2kPa (b) oh! = 34° (c) 5, =111.8kPa 22)! =27.8°, Sy = 165.5kPa 24)" FS (short term) = 2.9 (b) FS (long term) = 1.28 Chapter 8 , 6) e= sags —o.isin(1 +52") 8) (a) yield surface : F = (p\)° — (p4)(P%) +fgr0 (b) plot q = 0.92p' in(q, p') space , plot e =e — ain 1.22 -0.251nF; in (e,p") space 10) Failure line: g = Mp’ = 0.98p', er = 2.911, CSL: e =2. 911 - 0.357 Inp’, p tem? in? URL: e - 1.35 —0.07in-o NCLic¢=2.3 0.35In ‘5, URL: e ~1.35—007In7 2) (54)q = 151 KPa 14) Use the Spreadsheet in the CD. 16) Use the Spreadsheet in the CD. 18) Depth Au m. kPa 2 35.4 5 217 10 21 20 749 Feary 7 BOZKN oF 334.7 kN 116 kPa, square = 104 kPa ©) Position (1): Dy = 1.5m, gai = 236KPa, Position (2): dj 8) TSA: B= 10) FS =238, Total settlement = 82mm 12) ESA: FS = 0.73 when groundwater rises tw surface. 14) 125m 0, gaa = 206 KPa tm[ANSWERS TO EVEN-NUMBERED PROBLEM-SOLVING QUESTIONS 619 Chapter 10 2) ESA governs: Q, = 683KN 4) Qa =246kN 6) TSA governs design: Quy, = 5223kN 8) TSA-Sinale file failure mode governs: Q, = 1824KN, Total settlement = 33mm * 40) Single file failure mode governs: Quy = 56.5MN, FS = 5.65 Chapter 11 2) (b) q = 0.53em?/see. (e) point | fy (kPa) A 588 B 109.8 cS 105.8 D 0 (@) (= 08 < ier =1.1) no piping, 4) (b) q=0.SLem?/sec. © point | fpyy (kPa) A 58.8 B 109.8) C 105.8) D 0 (@) (i= 0.85 < ier = 1.1) no piping 6) q=6.0 x 10-4 em?/sec 8) y= 12.8.4 107 um'/sce. Chapter 12 2) If no tension crack develops, zer = 0, then qy > 25y 4) (oy); at 12 m = OL.6kPa, (op), at 12 m = 106.4KkPa 6) Pyc = 168.7 KN acting at (8 + 9) = 30° from the horizontal plane. 8) Left wall: Kyccos(15) = 0.29, right wall: Kyccos(45) = 0.485, therefore right wall gives the larger horizontal forceANSWERS To SELECTED PROBLEMS 10) 2) 14) 16) 18) 20) 22) 24) 175 > e; satisfactory, Translation: (FS), = 1.3 < 1.5; unsatisfactory, Bearing: 3.9 > 3; satisfactory for short term loading, long term: Rotation: 2 short term! (HS)y (F3), = ee = 3.8 > 3; satisfactory for long term loading. Design depth = 5.68m, Mrs =35.3KN-m FSM (Fy =125): d=12m, Moment =9963KN-m, NPPM (FS;=15): d=112m, Moment = 98.5KN +m. Strut Loads: A = 29 2kN/m, 8 = 31.2kN/m, C= 283KN/m, D = 38.8kN/m. ‘Use S; = 150mm for bottom half and 300 mm for top half, Use Ly, i Nat Short term: (FS) “eh =34 > 3: okay, Long term: (FS)p ="y5= = 5 > 3: okay. Use length=8m, use #=3mm, Bearing capacity: (FS)b =—“" = 17 > 3; therefore ema bearing capacity is satisfactory. Rotation: = 75 > e; satisfactory, Translation: (FS) = 1.2 < 1.5; unsatisfactory, Bearing: short term: (FS)y = a 2 <3; unsatisfactory Rotation: © = 0.71 < e; unsatisfactory, Translation: (FS); = 1.0 < 1.5; unsatisfactory, Bearing: sfort term: (HS a= Be 1 <3; unsatisfactory Chapter 12 2) Fs—_— _(w, + Rysina+ Risin) Resp — Riese 4) DSA: FS — 2.65, TSA: FS = 1.58 6) TSA: FS =2.38, ESA: FS = 0.61 8) FS=059 10) From Taylor's chart: ay = 42°