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Unit 5 - Week 3:
Geotechnical Investigations - II
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1) A SPT test was conducted on a clayey soil at a depth of 6m from the ground surface. 0 points
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The number of blows required for the second and third penetration of 15 cm each were recorded as 15
Prerequisite and 18.
Assessment Considering ground water located at ground level and γ to be 19 kN/m3, find out the corrected SPT-N
value for the location.
Week 1: (Consider correction factor for overburden pressure, CN=0.77*log (2000/ σ’v) , σ’v= effective
Subsurface overburden pressure)
Exploration:
Need and 27
Objectives
34

Week 2: 29
Geotechnical 39
Investigations - I
No, the answer is incorrect.
Week 3: Score: 0
Geotechnical Accepted Answers:
Investigations - II
39
Lecture 1: Cone 2) During the subsurface investigation for the design of a foundation, a SPT test was conducted 1 point
Penetration Test
at 4.5m below ground level. The recorded number of blows are given below:
Lecture 2:
Dilatometer Test Penetration depth (cm): 0-7.5 7.5-15 15-22.5 22.5-30 30-37.5 37.5-45
Lecture 3: No. of Blows 3 3 6 6 8 7
Pressuremeter Assuming water table at ground level, soil as fine sand and correction factor for overburden to be 1.0.
Test The corrected SPT-N value would be:
Quiz :
18
Assignment 3
19
Lecture Note
21
Assignment 3 33
solution
No, the answer is incorrect.
Week 4: Score: 0
Geophysical
Investigation - I Accepted Answers:
21
Week 5: 3) Following are the results from a pressuremeter test, conducted at 4m depth from ground 1 point
Geophysical
Investigation II surface on a clay (NC) deposit. If the probe used was BX type, find out the pressuremeter modulus (Em
).
Pressure (bar) Volume (cc)

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Week 6: Offshore
investigation 0.311226 77.81812
0.754505 124.5423
Week 7: Offshore 1.093993 146.6233
investigations II 1.459999 159.6337
2.140236 170.0923
Week 8: Dynamic 3.108284 184.477
Testing of Piles 4.102365 201.353
5.070317 219.7313
Interaction 6.063913 250.9712
session 6.978587 292.5713
7.969905 384.7368
8.776232 523.5451

50-100 bar
100-200 bar
200-300 bar
300-400 bar

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
100-200 bar

4) Referring to Question 3, the value of Young’s modulus (E) of the soil would be? 1 point

150-250 bar
250-350 bar
350-450 bar
450-550 bar

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
150-250 bar

5) In presssuremeter test set-up, guard cells are provided_______ 1 point

To guard measuring cell

To keep the measuring cell in position
To restrict axial volume expansion of the measuring cell
To allow radial volume expansion of the measuring cell

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
To restrict axial volume expansion of the measuring cell

6) In Dilatometet Tes (DMT) test, number of readings taken at the ground surface is 1 point

1
2
3
4

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
3

7) While performing an in-situ DMT, following observations are made. Consider1 point
∆A=-28 kPa, ∆B= 48 kPa, Zm = 5kPa and ground water to be located at ground
surface. Find out the minimum value of material index (ID ) among all the soil layers.

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0.42
0.028
0.26
0.10

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
0.028

8) Referring to Question 7 above, what would be the maximum value of dilatometer modulus 1 point
(ED in bar)

5.46
12.38
19.31
36.07

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
36.07

9) In case of dry soil, Dilatancy correction in SPT value will be; 1 point

Positive
Negative
Zero
More information needed to decide

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
Zero

10)In Pressuremeter test set-up, the pressure in guard cell is…………….in comparison to 1 point
measuring cell.

Less
More
Equal
No pressure at all

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
Equal

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