Tutorial Week 5 (answer)

Question 1
Figure below shows the cross section of a road embankment having the unit weight of
18 kN/m3. There is also a culvert of 0.8 m diameter passes under the embankment. It
is engraved in the soil beneath at depth of 2 m. Calculated the vertical stress induced
at the top of the culvert at point A & B due to loads from embankment.

Ans :

(triangular load) 𝑞 = ½𝛾𝐻 = ½18(3) = 27𝑘𝑁/𝑚2

(strip load) 𝑞 = 𝛾𝐻 = 18(3) = 54𝑘𝑁/𝑚2

Point A

P z c x z/c x/c IT v

(kN/m2)
27 1.2 2 -1.5 0.6 -0.75 0.0195 0.527
27 1.2 2 11.5 0.6 5.75 0.018 0.486

P z b x z/b x/b Is v

(kN/m2)
54 1.2 3 6.5 0.4 2.17 0.0093 0.502
TOTAL 1.515

Point B

P z c x z/c x/c IT v

(kN/m2)
27 1.2 2 5 0.6 2.5 0.018 0.486
27 1.2 2 5 0.6 2.5 0.018 0.486

P z b x z/b x/b Is v

(kN/m2)
54 1.2 3 0 0.4 0 0.977 52.758
TOTAL 53.73
Question 2
Two triangular loads each with a width of 4 m transmit a contact pressure of 150 kN/m²
and 100 kN/m² respectively are placed on the horizontal layer of residual soil as shown
in figure below. Solve the value of vertical stress increases due to the combined
triangular loads at Point A, Point B and Point C at the depth of 3 m below the ground
level.

Ans :

Point A

P z c x z/c x/c IT v

(kN/m2)
150 3 4 0 0.75 0 0.151 22.65
100 3 4 8 0.75 2 0.0285 2.85
TOTAL 25.5

Point B

P z c x z/c x/c IT v

(kN/m2)
150 3 4 4 0.75 1 0.296 44.4
100 3 4 4 0.75 1 0.296 29.6
TOTAL 74.0

Point C

P z c x z/c x/c IT v

(kN/m2)
150 3 4 8 0.75 2 0.0285 4.275
100 3 4 0 0.75 0 0.151 15.1
TOTAL 19.375