Name: 1) Soil classification 5 Points) Sieve analysis and hydrometer tests were performed following ASTM 2487 on different soil samples. The resulting ain size distribution curves are shown below. oe snow ge teo ay by Pile: 10% Qe08 oct ” Ase 43y Dyeotdgeeo Frei 97 Dyeod0 Geveli (8% & B fsand: Soy Dz ot Fire: 30% Ce éq 0 Sand | V6! Fine 47, 2+ Blinn g LP 0.001 oor # 1 Zo 100 Gain size {mm $ cf oy, Ree Atterberg Limit tests are performed for soils A and B, following ASTM D4318. Soil A has a Liquid Limit of 45% and a Plastic Limit of 30%, whereas soil B has a Liquid Limit of 55% and a Plastic Limit of 20% ‘Answer the following questions and provide your answers by filling the table below for soil B a) The mass percentage of Gravel, Sand and Fines (2 points) 'b) Calculate the coefficient of curvature (Cc) and the coefficient of uniformity (Cu) (4 points) c) Classify the soil based on te Unified Soil Classification System (4 points) Seil Bs PT=LL—FL=Ss—20=35/% Sample | Gravel | Sand | Fines ] DIO | D30 | D60 | Ce Cu | USCS classification we | po | poy | et _| fmm | fmm | im |) | B ig | s2] 30] or | ons) -6 +93 | 60 | Sc, Cavey Sax th Coperecel— 4) Consider the soils have the same density, which soil has the highest permeability? Explain your answer (5 points) Sail got !) Rerly graded (er uniferealy graded. —> Less pirticles of sialfor Sire to Fill ta ells —> Higher Puma 2) Less fide confet ¢) Which soil is the most poorly graded material? Explain your answer (5 points) Seif C1 Th eajerty of the parBeles (80%) are hefren Ol mb mn f) Which soil is most likely to be a deposited in a lake? Explain your answer (5 points) Setlas Seis clepositid th (ates are perly gated. Cuntiferiely)(CEE3S1 Midterm 1-FA21 Name: ASUID: (25 Points) ‘A moist soil is sampled with a ring sampler and tested in the lab. The sample ring has a height of 5 cm, an inner diameter of 8 cm and a weight of 121 gram. The total weight of the moist soil sample in the ring was 642 gram. The water content, ww, is 11% and the specific gavity, Gs, was 2.65. )_ Fill the phase diagram below (10 points) od mao || AP | [uand = SH sh men |™ as =S2}, fos b) Determine the bulk unit weight (moist) of soil in kN/m* (y) (3 points) ¥=F-3 =2070 2 x 92) Bs 20I06 be = 20.3) SY ©) Determine the dry unit weight of soil in KN/ m' (ya) (3 points) Y=C-4 = 208 -1e29 be =——— 5 ha Vi al 4) Determine the void ratio, e (3 points) gen ©) Determine the degree of saturation, S (3 points) YEO _s13 ‘ os = 0.69 4 UF $9» 497% ) Determine how much water (em?) needs to be added to make the moist soil fully saturated (3 points) Yr ret Cw(CEE3S1 Midterm 1 “A2I ‘Name: ASUID: 3) Compaction and earthworks (25 points) A.2.0 ft deep cut is to be made across an entire 2-acre site. The average bulk unit weight of this soil is 110 Ib/ft, and the average moisture content is 7.0%. The excavated soil is transported with dump trucks with a 25 yd capacity (I yd =3 ft) toa nearby site where it is compacted to an average relative compaction of 95% of the modified proctor test which is shown below. I 0 5 10 “pt 15 20 moisture content [%] a. Determine the maximum dry unit weight and optimum moisture content (4 points) Yong 1 bs =(ny b. Compute the volume of fill that will be produced. Express your answer in cubic feet. Note that | acre = 4,840 yd? = 43,560 f.(8 points) ={10 ke » Wa 43Sbo XU XL =i r~40 FP , wood} beet daopttar Ye callfae efor Compice: (YX RO Te? ale > m= 19,911,523 Ib $23 Alter compacthyn + ee age YH NSF nea Lea) ap Sonps [QE K 0.85 SISYSS2 Ae Res -aRelatve Coupe chic Veanae % RE ©. During excavation the soil shows a bulking factor of 20%. Calculate how many truckloads are required to transport the soil? (8 points) ~ (#2 3 Bae 2 OM 5 Me Vw Mage “VFO yes regona ft \ Leese Viek Vimek eee = FREY Kr? MP feeb = Meer = UL - x. rack lacks age oF aS = 399.36 —6Gio) d. Determine how much water needs to be added to bring the soil to its optimum moisture content. Express your answer in gallons. Note that | gal = 8.35 Ib. (5 points) PY, before Compechion! 0-07 = Mw = Mor os m, = 1,153,336 Ib * ca a Mig VF912523 “et a v4, at Woe ft ta let 6 OD ee => mM. =7 E> TT, nas = Ms, = 2149, S03 [b WH, Mned to be added= "4,,- ™%,, = 295624 Ibe lo 261 gat(CEE351 Midterm 1-FA21 Name 4) Groundwater flow (25 points) Consider the flownet under the concrete dam below. The dam has a total width (perpendicular to this cross-section) of 200 ft. The silty sand has a hydraulic conductivity, k, of 10 fulday and a void ratio, e, of 0.7 (25 Points) - Lereoft 5 f ala iol = Concrete Dam a Z 3 lay i 2) sf - Aha ts Ft sof Oe. ee e ley 4 sity sma Na =!B- 1 = 12 Pca ait - SF a7 “Baton v7 Impervious Rock a) The total flow rate (in ft°/day) underneath the structure (5 points) Ne $e ak. es = (6669 4t a ki BH L Xi, lox2S «2004 = | iq b) Calculate the total head and the pyesssure head at point A (5 points) Tresun head at A = Qraur head at Steph Va A)=(the amount of te ead drop betuean Wns 4 oud ) 25) -(28x2) TBtel head at Ax hg =f + = Peer z e 3 Elevation (4) Calculate the hydraulic gradient over section B (5 points)” "4 iat 6)-Gs~ Bt os a) =H sore 10 x«.26 nn 6.34 & Saf 3¢ HY, 2 Meee = =. he Te e) Ifthe hydraulic gradient is too high, internal erosion can weaken the dam foundation and eventually cause dam failure. Name two methods to reduce the risk of internal erosion and explain why they are effective. 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