Running head: Geotechnical Properties of Soil 1

Dela Cruz, Carlo A. Foundation Engineering

BSCE – 5 Q186-CE18
2:00-5:00 PM
October 1, 2020
Tuesday and Thursday

ASSIGNMENT 1: POST-ASSESSMENT
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1. The field weight of soil sample is 1900 kg/m3 and the unit eight of the soil particle is
2660 kg/m3.
a) Compute the dry unit weight if the moisture content is 11.5%.
b) Compute the void ratio.
c) Compute the degree of saturation.

Solutions:
A. δd = δm / 1+ ω
= 1900 (9.81) / 1+ .11
δd = 16.716 KN/M3

B. e
Gs = δs / δw
= 2660/100
= 2.66

δd = Gs + δw / 1+e
16.716 = 2.66 (9.81) / 1+e
e = 0.561

C. S
S = ωGs/e
= (.115 (2.66)/0.561) x 100
S = 54.528%

2. A soil has a liquid limit of 61 and a plastic limit of 30. A moisture content test performed

on an undisturbed sample of this soil yielded the following results:

Mass of soil + can before placing in oven – 96.2 g

Mass of soil + can after removal oven – 71.9 g

Mass of can – 20.8 g

d) Compute the plasticity index.

e) Compute the moisture content.

f) Compute the liquidity index.

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Solutions:
D. PI = LL-PL
= 61-30
PI = 31

E. W
Wm = 96.2-20.8 = 75.4g
Wd = 71.9-20.8 = 51.1g
W = (Wm-Wd/Wd) x 100
= (75.4-51.1/51.1) x 100
W = 47.5538%

F. LI
LI = W-PL / LL-PL
= 47.5538-30/61-30
LI = 0.56625

3.The following data for soils A and B are as follows:

Sieve Size Dia. Soil Soil B
A% %
finer finer1
No. 4 4.760 99 23
No. 10 2.000 96 19
No. 40 0.420 89 8
No. 100 0.149 79 5
No. 200 0.074 70 4
Liquid 49 -
Limit
Plastic 24 -
Limit
From the Grain Size Curve, the following
were also obtained.
D10 - 0.50 mm
D30 0.023 5.50 mm
D60 0.032 27.50
mm
Classify the soils according to Unified

Classification System. Use the attached table to

classify the soils.

g) What is the classification of soil A?

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h) What is the classification of soil B

i) What is the coefficient of uniformity Cu of soil B?

Solutions:
G. Soil A
70>50 Passes No. 200 Sieve
-Fine Grained Soil
PI = LL-PL = 49-24 = 25
LL = 49
PI = 25
Note: Above a line is “Clay”
LL = 49 less than 50-CL

CL-Inorganic clays of low to medium plasticity, gravelly, sandy and silty clays.

H. Soil B
4<50 Passes No. 200 Sieve
-Coarse Grained Soil
23<50 Fraction Passes No. 4 Sieve
-Gravels
4<5 Passes No. 200 Sieve
-Clean Gravels

Clean gravel with well to medium grade gravel, gravel sand mixture or sand-gravel-
cobble mixture.

I. Cu = D60/D10
= 27.50/.50
Cu = 55
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