Mansoura University Foundation Engineering

Faculty of Engineering B.Sc. Students

Civil Engineering Department 2016 -2017

Sheet (1)
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Assume Missing Data Reasonably
1 In the soil profile in fig (1) ,water rises
by capillary to the ground surface, Sr =
70%. Calculate total and effective stresses
at points (A,B,C) and draw stress
distribution along depth.

Fig (1)

2- Calculate the total and effective

stresses at points (A,B,C,D) and
draw stress distribution along depth,
for soil in fig (2), if D10=0.05 mm ,
C = 40 mm2, assume zone of
capillary is fully saturated, Point (B)
at max hc.

Fig (2)
3- In the shown figures (3, 4,5) , plot total , elevation and pressure head
with elevation, and calculate the seepage velocity.

Fig (3) Fig (4)

Fig (5)
4- Calculate the water flow rate
through soil in tube in fig (6), if K =
100 m/day, tube diameter = 10cm.

Fig (6)

5- For the soil profile shown in fig (7), calculate the safe cut depth to avoid
heave of clay.

Clay

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Sand

Fig (7)