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Model: CE-831 Advanced Soil Mechanics Batch: Geo 2020/2019

Quiz 4 (5 marks) Date: 14-Jan.-2021
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* Allowed time 15 min.

**Write the answers using HANDWRITING.
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****Write the equations that you will use in the answer.
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A project in south Pakistan where the temperature ranged from of 450 to 200 in summer and winter

respectively. The ground water table in autumn is 2 m depth. This GWT rise to the soil surface (i.e. 0 m

depth) in winter and drop to 3 m depth at the summer. For all layers, the uniformity coefficient is ≈ 1 and

D10 is 0.1 mm. Consider the effective stress parameter (Bishop’s parameter) is 0.5 and ua is 0. The client

asks to provide the effective stress at depth 2 m, 4 m, and 7 m for this area which, only, will be considered

in the design of the foundation. Justify your answer!

0.3
ℎ𝑐 (𝑐𝑚) = 𝐷
(𝑐𝑚)

2m 𝛾𝑠𝑎𝑡=18.5 𝑘𝑁⁄ 𝛾𝑑=17 𝑘𝑁⁄

𝑚3 𝑚3

2m
𝛾𝑠𝑎𝑡=19.5 𝑘𝑁⁄ 𝛾𝑑=18 𝑘𝑁⁄
𝑚3 𝑚3

𝛾𝑠𝑎𝑡=19 𝑘𝑁⁄ 𝛾𝑑=17.5 𝑘𝑁⁄

3m
𝑚3 𝑚3
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