CE342

Soil Compaction
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‫دمحم الضاوي‬.‫ م‬: ‫إعداد‬

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 ) 2016 ‫ االمتحان النصفي (خريف‬.1

A sand cone method was carried out to determine the field dry density of a compacted soil
layer. The test data are as follows:
 The mass of the dry soil taken from the hole = 2685 g
 The mass of the standard sand required to fill the cone and the hole =3125 g
 The volume of the cone =635 cm3
 The calibrated dry density of the standard sand = 1.45 g/cm3
If the maximum dry density of the soil (from the laboratory compaction test) is 1.83 g/cm3,
determine the degree of compaction (relative compaction) of the soil.

‫هٓا كاَد‬ٛ‫ ذى ذسج‬ٙ‫اَاخ االخرثاس انر‬ٛ‫ ت‬.‫ح نطثقح يذيٕكح يٍ انرشتح‬ٛ‫اس انكثافح انحقه‬ٛ‫ نق‬ٙ‫ذى إجشاء اخرثاس انًخشٔط انشيه‬
:ٙ‫ذ‬ٜ‫كا‬
.‫ جى‬2685 = ‫ انكرهح انجافح نهرشتح انًحفٕسج يٍ حفشج االخرثاس‬
‫ جى‬3125 = ‫ انًخشٔط‬+ ‫اس٘ انز٘ يأل حفشج االخرثاس‬ٛ‫ كرهح انشيم انع‬
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‫ سى‬635 = ‫ حجى انًخشٔط‬
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‫سى‬/‫ جى‬1.45 = ‫اس٘ انًسرخذو‬ٛ‫ كثافح انشيم انع‬
‫ إحسة َسثح انذيك نطثقح‬,3 ‫سى‬/‫ جى‬1.83 ‫ عهٗ ْزِ انرشتح كاَد‬ٙ‫إرا كاَد انكثافح انجافح انقصٕٖ يٍ إخرثاس انذيك انًعًه‬
.‫انرشتح انًذيٕكح‬

) 2016 ‫ االمتحان النصفي (خريف‬.2

A sandy soil has a specific gravity (Gs)=2.65, is it possible to compact this soil at a water
content of 12% to reach a dry density of 2.1gm/cm3. Support your answer with convincing
analytical proof.

ٗ‫ نهحصٕل عه‬% 12 ٙ‫ ْم يٍ انًًكٍ ديك ْزِ انرشتح عُذ يحرٕٖ يائ‬. 2.65 ‫( يقذاسْا‬Gs) ‫ح‬ٛ‫ح نٓا كثافح َٕع‬ٛ‫ذشتح سيه‬
.‫ يقُع‬ٙ‫ه‬ٛ‫ إدعى إجاترك تإثثاخ ذحه‬.‫ ؟‬3‫سى‬/‫ جى‬2.1 ‫ًرٓا‬ٛ‫كثافح جافح ق‬

) 2016 ‫ االمتحان النهائي (خريف‬.3

A soil at its borrow site has a bulk density of 1.508 g/cm3 at moisture content of 4% this soil
is to be used for backfilling and compacting (10m long by 5m wide and 4m deep) to reach a
dry density of 1.68 g/cm3. How many cubic meter of soil in its natural condition at borrow
site are required for this job?

ٙ‫ع‬ٛ‫ طث‬ٙ‫ عُذ يحرٕٖ يائ‬3‫سى‬/‫ جى‬1.508 ‫ح يقذاسْا‬ٛ‫ح عُذ كثافح كه‬ٛ‫ع‬ٛ‫ حانرٓا انطث‬ٙ‫ذْا يٍ يرشب (يحجش) ف‬ٚ‫رى ذٕس‬ٚ ‫ذشتح‬
ٙ‫شاد ديك انرشتح ف‬ٚٔ )‫ أيراس‬4 ّ‫ أيراس ٔعًق‬5 ّ‫ يرش ٔعشض‬10 ّ‫شاد اسرخذايٓا نشدو ٔديك خُذق (طٕن‬ٚ ‫ ْزِ انرشتح‬%4
‫ح‬ٛ‫ع‬ٛ‫ حانرٓا انطث‬ٙ‫) ف‬3 ‫ نهرشتح انًٕسدج يٍ انًرشب (و‬ٙ‫ احسة انحجى انكه‬. 3 ‫سى‬/‫ جى‬1.68 ‫انخُذق إنٗ كثافح جافح يقذاسْا‬
.‫انالصيح نٓزا انعًم‬

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4. An embankment for a highway 30 m wide 1.5 m thick and 1 km length is to be
constructed from sandy soil, trucked in from a borrow pit .The water content of the sandy
soil in the borrow pit is 15% and its void ratio is 0.69. Specifications require the
embankment to compact to a dry weight of 18 KN/m3. Determine:

I. The dry unit weight of sandy soil from the borrow pit to construct the embankment,
assuming that Gs=2.7.
II. The number of 10 m3 truckloads of sandy soil required to construct the embankment.
III. The weight of water per truck load of sandy soil.
IV. The degree of saturation of the in-situ sandy soil.

5. The maximum and minimum dry unit weights of a sand were determined in the laboratory
to be 18.9 KN/m3and 15.5 KN/m3, respectively. What is the relative compaction in the
field if the relative density is 75%?

‫ أجذ َسثح‬. ٙ‫ عهٗ انرٕان‬15.5 KN/m3 , 18.9 KN/m3 ْٙ ‫ح‬ٛ‫إرا كاَد أقصٗ ٔأدَٗ ٔصٌ ٔحذج حجٕو نرشتح سيه‬
.%75 ٘ٔ‫ح ذسا‬ٛ‫ انحقم إرا كاَد انكثافح انُسث‬ٙ‫انذيك ف‬

6. The relative compaction of a sand in the field is 93.5%.Given that 𝛾d (max) = 16.98 KN/m3
and 𝛾d (min) =14.46 KN/m3, determine the dry unit weight in the field and the relative
density of compaction.

𝛾d (max) = 16.98 KN/m3 , 𝛾d (min) =14.46 KN/m3 , %93.5 ٘ٔ‫ انحقم ذسا‬ٙ‫إرا كاَد َسثح انذيك انشيم ف‬
.‫ح نهذيك‬ٛ‫ انًٕقع ٔانكثافح انُسث‬ٙ‫أجذ ٔصٌ ٔحذج انحجٕو انجافح ف‬

7. The relative compaction of a sand in the field is 88%. The maximum and minimum dry
unit weights of the sand are 18.55 KN/m3 and 15.41 KN/m3, respectively. Determine:
I. Dry unit weight in the field.
II. Relative density of compaction.
III. Moist unit weight at a moisture content of 13%.

155 KN/m3,18.55 KN/m3 ‫ أقصٗ ٔأدَٗ ٔصٌ ٔحذج حجٕو‬.%88 ٘ٔ‫ انًٕقع ذسا‬ٙ‫إرا كاَد َسثح انذيك ف‬
: ‫ أجذ‬ٙ‫عهٗ انرٕان‬
‫ ٔصٌ ٔحذج انحجٕو انجافح ف انًٕقع‬. I
‫ح نهذيك‬ٛ‫ انكثافح انُسث‬.II
. 13% ٙ‫ ٔصٌ ٔحذج انحجٕو انشطة عُذ يحرٕٖ يائ‬. III

8. For a given sandy soil the maximum and minimum void ratios are 0.72 and 0.46,
respectively. If Gs = 2.68 and w= 11%, what is the moist unit weight of compaction
(KN/m3) in the field if Dr = 82%?
‫ أجذ ٔصٌ ٔحذج انحجٕو‬w= 11%, Gs = 2.68 .ٙ‫ عهٗ انرٕان‬0.46 ,0.72 ‫إرا كاَد أقصٗ ٔأدَٗ َسثح فشاغاخ كاَد‬
. Dr = 82%? ‫ انًٕقع إرا كاَد‬ٙ‫انشطثح ف‬

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