Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

Asessment Sheet

CEN407, CW1, AY 2022-23

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Student Name:
Bo Yao

Student ID: 2249987

Question No. Marks

Q1: /10

Q2: /15

Q3: /10

Q4: /10

Q5: /10

Q6: /10

Q7: /10

Q8: /5

Q9: /5

Q10: /10

Q11: /5

Final Mark （Total） /100

CEN 407 Critical State Soil Mechanics 3|Page

CEN Critical State Soil
407 Mechanics

Name Bo Yao

Q1 title
The the
gives ofthenaturalsoilandthe
weight relevant

forthe
parameters oftheEst
shape thatthe
block so
of capacity thenatural soil

can

be found a hand Y Ǚxh 点毖燕唯

⼆
5 吣了
199张 川 川

b To find the
degree ofsaturation thevolume water
of and

the
volume of the soil
pore space in are required

The weight of war and soil be can found fromthewater

content and the total weight

m 笖年 hi Nwt Ws 13.2N

Ww⼆ 264N.ws 1056N

Therefore he 览 管 以⼆

264N 1056N

川明
104 27NPNM了

2.6410 部 3.91

xlotr
K Vs i.VE

⼆ 662 ㄨ 104 39 Not

⼆ 271NOYn3

264 伈

is 年 271x104 ⼆ 097

be
C Porosity can obtained comparing by the
volume
of

pores with the total volume
271 ㄨ 10

n Y 662x104 ⼆ 041

d You ratio can be obtained by comparing he
volume
of

pores withthe volume
of soil
271 ㄨ 104

e 㱒 3.91 ㄨ 104 0.69



e GS⼆
是 告 ⼆ 27

fry⼆ 个
台 㫂 侧邮
15.981

Fromtheformulaforthecapacity

f ofsaturatedsoil

兄 Gte

座 He

10 ㄨ 2710.69

40.69

20.06州的

Q2 a As can beseenfrom thediagramthesystemis a

munger

horizontal system

府 n lagers

kildrkr Ird10以herefre.ly
1333⼈以
104 13.33 3405
3.33 ㄨ 5 ㄨ 106

104 3333.331333

4510 5毗

b Find the hydraulicgradient beforefindingtheinfiltrationflow

i 幾箱渗

iq Aīki
从0.1 ㄨ 4.5⽐为 彘

⼆ 3 ㄨ 107m3 s 03crib

C 有⼆05
point A Lhp m.la 01m

HA 0.5101 0.6m

point B lhp ozm.de13 01m

HB 3m

Therefore the elevation head diagram

helm

0.1 A

0 045 Dtnelm


the total head diagram

Hedno6

0 0
A______i

s DistanceCm

045

hpm ⻛A

o 5

o B

o
_____j Distancecm

045

Q3 to the conditions given in the question

a According

Nd 9 g 3

here
fore the 竿 华州 ⼆

府 the point M

hm 17 炭2

1388m

he

7hi i 1388 7

6.88删

b OFKH器

P x14 ㄨ年 10

4667x107哘

o 04miday

Q4 i put181an kyrilym

1000

According to theknown conditions

ydryfrygP.orgm3 loNlkg l7kNm3

了

Therefore
fat 19Mm ysatzizlym.ysatzizl5KNlm3
plme A 的 Ydryh 1712 20.4

⼆ KMm2

UA 0

的 204knini

planeB Gziydryhtysath

19 ㄨ 1.3

20.4

451KNIN

with

10X1.3

13

knh后.GE
⼀⼭3

45.1 13

321

knhi planeciaiydryhtysathtysa.li

45.1921X25

97.6

knh uEYwlhz.tk

10 ㄨ 1.3 2.5

38KMm2

at 97.6 38

59.6knhi

plane Di GFYdryhtysatmtysatz.liTo h

97.6 t 215 ㄨ 3

1621
knhi ru

Ywlhtbth
⼆ 4

68

khi Gun
GE

1621 68

941KMm2

0 to

lvertcdstresszockNlm4
ci

204
Al
m

451

97.6
ㄙ

h4

1621
R

Zǎn

effective verticalstress
0 0
6个肌们
⼩

204
m
B
321

a
596

ht

941

Ein

pore pressure

以RNhi
氚 F

A o

B
B
b

ㄙ

38

h4

R
68
ˇ

Zcm

Q5 Prove

i From the Kronecker Delta definition

Sij it j
0 when

Thus
only uheni j
il
g fjaj

ai ci

Fromthe definition

When
fiji it

j
Thus

onlywhen i j.si

Sijajk ajk aik

iii From the definition

8ij 0 when it
j

Thus
onlywhen ij.fi 1

8ijakj⼆ Chiaki

iv From the definition

fifo when it

j
Thus only

nhenji.si
il sijail.aziaii cn

lik dummy indices

aisjk.am

From the definition

gjk

nhenjtk Thus.fjkakriajm in

Sijfjkhm Sign

Fromthe definition

Siio when Ej
Thus

hi ajni

aimonhguhenijail i.Jij8jkhiaim cl

6 aiixajbkktpbij

aij

bj
xaibk whenitj.aio i.bg

答 Pto
when i

j amwix
m.sijzl

bkktpbm

xcbntbzztbD.tlbmm

3at pbmm

hmm
any
hi ai

equal to

Q7 巧巧 Assuming a anticlockwise rotationaround

xi the 有 axis of angle 0

50 加 X 加 X3

⽇ xiao sings cos

有 xi 雌州

xisiwcoso .li
0 0 1

i the transformation matrix

A aij

管管

剴 aij ⻔

point P in the Xi system

1，1，1

Therefore its coordinates is

consume shot so D in thehi

gter 㶕㸑i.tn

胚
鹰鹫 ⻔

V
维

下囖

point Qll
1，1 in the Xi system

Therefore its coordinates is

cosimo simetco 1 intheXingu



Q8 s i 州到
7 Emax 25
9
3
kp
ziiz.is on

cc 㢲 0 R 望
c 主 0 R
it max 2.5kpa

Qqi 点16.850 n t ga
9

63 i
的
的 G
之 主 卿
点
⼀

ty ykxtb.it

朤i 叫管 号
⼀

仁⼠
y 䚱
步 let
i
㸯
⼈ 如仁 率 ⾔ i c位 0
i 仁 anton⾔ 33.690 R 1到412 堊
尘 16.850 anticlockwise 6 ⼆
型
kpa rs G 壄kpa
Q10

oil 红
⺠on the given stresstensor it can betaken into
the form of the determinant
laj 8 jo 0

慛到
Based on the determinant transformation

1个
粥
䤵 僽 詶 16 12
⼩
歼主
6 2 3 6 20 2
6⽐ ˇ 6 1 6 4 0
Hence the principalstress values are
G 1 kpa.GE4hPa G 2kpa
To dearmine the principal actions are first consider
OF Iga
 沪倒 推洲 渕
1
詶 詶㓽
Considering the equations din census of the
forthe
principal direction of a namely
ni t mio 吖1
assuming
⼼ niko
⼀
hence 呫 1 ni 1
Therefore thefundamentalsystemofsolutions AHH ⼀时

Next for

aitkpa it iii
⾮洲 it
considering the equationsforthedirection cousins ofthe
principal direction of a namely
2 0 㟇1
In him 0
assuming
hence it 赱 以经主
Therefore thefundamentalsystem
of
solutions 加11 主 我
 Finally for 03 2kpa

1个 詶 往 洲 剡
Considering the equations thedirection cousins
for033
ofthe principal direction of namely
Inmini 0
Therefore thefundamentalsystemof solutions
93 1 0，1 1 T
Franthese values of ni we now onstrut
the transformation matrix

T.aijI uili a
a.ci

Oil
Traction vectorcomponents normaland im planetshear
at
p on the plane whose normal is ni
the determine stress values are
G 1 kpa a 4kpa OF 2 kpa
 Thereforewhenthe uppersigns in the above
matrix are used

ㄈ
的
叫 徵 ⾏街 㶄
1 1
Q11 three principal stresses
OF lkpa.GE 4kpa 03 2kpa
Therefore threestress invariants of thestresstensor
can be found

IF Gt at 03
H 42
3
kpa0162IE6263⼗6301
⼆ 以 4 14⽐2 12 1
6kpa
IF GGG
8kpa