A 9m thick normally consolidated clay deposit has an over imposed layer of dry sand

having a unit weight of 16.5 KN/m3 and a thickness of 2m.  The groundwater table is
located 2m below the ground surface.  The plasticity index of the clay is 28% and a
saturated unit weight of 18.5 KN/m3.  Compute the undrained cohesion (KPa) at the
middle of the clay layer.*

Compute the value of compression index on a natural clay having a liquid limit of 46% if
it has a specific gravity of 2.60.*

A consolidated-drained triaxial test was conducted on a normally consolidated clay.

The results were as follows:     chamber pressure = 300 KPa  deviator
stress = 200 KPa.  Find the internal angle of friction.*

Compute the compression index of a remolded clay having a liquidity index of 0.76,
water content of 40% and a plastic limit of 21%.*

The effective stress failure envelope of a sand can be given as σ3= σ1tan 41.  A
drained triaxial test was conducted on the same sand.  The specimen failed when the
deviator stress was 396 KPa.  What was the chamber confining pressure during the
test?*

The soil in the swamp has a total unit weight of 18 KN/m3.  The water table is at the
surface.  Compute the effective vertical stress (KPa) at a depth of 3 meters.*

A sand is known to have an angle of internal friction of 35 degrees.  What is the

maximum major principal stress that the soil can withstand when the minor principal
stress is 200 KPa?*
A layer of soil consists of 6m upper layer of dry sand having unit weight of 16 KN/m3
and a layer of clay 12m depth with saturated unit weight of 19 KN/m3.  If the water table
is located at depth of 6m below the ground surface, compute the effective stress (KPa)
at the bottom of the clay layer.*

A consolidated drained triaxial test was conducted on a normally consolidated clay.  The
results were as follows:     chamber confining pressure = 276 KPa     deviator stress at
failure = 273 KPa.  Determine the normal stress.*

Determine the shear stress on the failure plane in the preceding problem.*

A soil layer consists of a 4m upper layer of dry sand with a void ratio of 0.53 and a
specific gravity of 2.64.  the lower 3m layer is clay having void ratio of 1 and a specific
gravity of 2.75.  The ground water 4m below the ground surface.  Compute the effective
stress in KPa at the bottom of the clay layer.*

The angle of friction of a compacted dry sand is 37.  In a direct shear test on the sand,
a normal stress of 150KPa was applied.  the size  of the specimen was 50mm x 50mm x
30mm.  What shear force will cause shear failure?*

The ground surface has an elevation of 100m.  Below the surface consists of sand &
gravel up to elevation 70m.  Between elevation 70m and 64m is a normally consolidated
clay having a unit weight of 16 KN/m3.  the water table is located at elevation 90m.
What would be the effective overburden pressure at midheight of clay layer if the unit
weight of sand and gravel is 20 KN/m3?*

The relationship between the relative density Dr and the angle of friction,f of a sand can
be given as f= 25 + 0.18Dr.  A drained triaxial test on the same sand was conducted
with a chamber confining pressure of 104 KPa.  The relative density of compaction was
45%.  Compute the major principal stress at failure.*
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Compute the value of compression index of a natural clay having a void ratio of 0.56
and a specific gravity of 2.62.*

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