Faculty of Civil & Environmental Engineering

SOFT SOIL ENGINEERING (BFG 40603)

QUIZ 1

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Q1. The cone penetration test (CPT) was performed in Batu Pahat. The results of CPT is shown in Figure
Q1. Sketch the soil profile and determine the relative density (Dr) and friction angle (’) if the soil is
sand, or undrained shear strength (cu), preconsolidation pressure (c) and OCR if the soil is clay. Assume
the density of the soil for the whole soil layers is 19 kN/m3 and the ground water table located at the
ground surface.

Soil profile

Figure Q1: CPT results