FOUNDATION ENGINEERING

Topics
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 Weight Volume relations

 Effective stress
Weight-Volume Relationships 1.
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2.

3.
Se=wGs

4.
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5.
 7. Moist Unit Weight

8. Dry Unit Weight

Weight of Soil Solids

9. Saturated Unit Weight

Relative Density
 Example 1:
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Question 1:
 Weight and volume relations
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 Weight and volume relations
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Example 2:
 Solution:
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 Effective stress
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 Concept
 Effective stress controls the deformation of the soil
 It is defined as the difference of total stress and pore
water pressure

  u
Pore
water
pressure
Effective Total
stress stress
 Effective Stress
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 Effective Stress
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 Effective Stress
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 Example 1:
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 Example 2:
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 Example 3:
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Find the total

effective stress.
 Solution:
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