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TECHNOLOBICAL UNWERSITY oF THE PHILPRINES TOuWeSE oF ENSINEERING Civit ENSIWEERING DEPARTMENT. ProressionaL Course — Speciavizen tf ASSIGNMENT 2 SUBMITTED BY : KATHRYNE R. BERNARDO SUBMITTED TO: ENGR. GABRIEL |. BAMANA MARCH 26, 2022 PROBLEM 7 A soil element is shown in figure below. The magnitudes of stresses are Ox = 2000 Ib/ft*, 04 = 2500 Ib/ft?, T= 800 lb/ft, and @=20'. Determine the following: a. Magnitudes of the principal stresses b. Normal and shear stresses on plane AB ie T ae a6 oe 7 SDLUTION : A. Major and minor principal stresses Center = 2500 + 2000 = 2250 ] R = J@50" + e00? = 838.153 } 3 ce Oss C-R aoe = 2250 + 838.153 03 = 2250 ~ 836.153 t O = 3088.153 Ibieaz O3= 4-847 Ib] Fee b. Normal and shear stresses 0 = : tand= 22 | O= 72.646) X = Roos{o7-354) t kK = 322.718 Wweltt™ Gy = center ~ x { Ou = 2250 - 392.118 low = 927.281 w/t | ee T= Rsin(ot-s54) T= 773.532 Ibltt PROBLEM 2: The initial principal stresses at a certsin depth in clay soil are oo KPa on honigontat plane and 50 kPa on the vertical plane Construction of a sufece foundation induces additional stresses consisting of Vertical stress of 45 kre, lateral stress of 20 KP9, and © countenclockwise (with respect to the lorizental plane’) shear stress ef Wp kPa. Determine the folloning a The change in magnituge of principe! stresses. b. The change in maximum shean stress, ce. The change in orientation of the principal stress plane Fesulting from the construction of the foundation A. Change in Principe! stresses INITIAL STRESSES + ©, = 100 kPa Oy = 50 KE NEW STRESSES : 1S ue (4s , 40) (70, -40) Cenler = 1015 _ 1015 KPa Z R = Jars? +40! R = 5i.e29 KP OG = 11s + 54.809 Gye hs - 54.009 0, = 12.529 T= oe.en 12.529 — 100 A053 = 52.011 ~ 50 KPa Bie 02.329 KPa BGs 261 kre b. change iw max shear stress. ATmax = AGO AG BTmag = U3 Ate! 2 A Tmay = 29.829 kPa > Change in orientation, Pee 9 = ton” (asia 70) Cee

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