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PROPERTIES of SOIL. Sample Problems

This document contains information about soil properties and solutions to related problems: 1) It provides the specific gravity, void ratio, and degree of saturation for a soil sample, and asks the user to determine the moisture content and dry unit weight. 2) It gives the moisture content, specific gravity, and water table level for a saturated clay layer, and asks for the design discharge. 3) It provides properties for sand and clay, including unit weights, void ratio, liquid limit, plastic limit, and moisture content, and asks the user to calculate density, stresses, and liquidity index.

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PROPERTIES of SOIL. Sample Problems

This document contains information about soil properties and solutions to related problems: 1) It provides the specific gravity, void ratio, and degree of saturation for a soil sample, and asks the user to determine the moisture content and dry unit weight. 2) It gives the moisture content, specific gravity, and water table level for a saturated clay layer, and asks for the design discharge. 3) It provides properties for sand and clay, including unit weights, void ratio, liquid limit, plastic limit, and moisture content, and asks the user to calculate density, stresses, and liquidity index.

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PROPERTIES OF

SOIL
May 2011/2012
MAY 2011
MAY 2011
Prob: Given the following
properties of
soil:
Specific Gravity = 2.70
Void ratio = 73 %
Degree of saturation =
92 %
Q1. Determine the moisture
content of
the soil
a. 27.04 %
b. 26.45 %
c. 28.45 %
d. 24.87 %
Q2. Determine the dry unit
weight of
soil
a. 16.43 kN/m3
b. 14.65 kN/m3
c. 17.11 kN/m3
d. 15.31 kN/m3
Q3. Determine the moisture
content
when the soil is saturated
a. 24.87 %
b 27.04 %
c. 26.45 %
d. 28.45 %
Solution
Prob.2.
A thick layer of saturated
clay has moisture content of
59%. The specific gravity of
soil solids is 2.68. The
water table is on the ground
surface.
Q design = 360 kN

Sand:  = 18.88 kN/m3

Clay:  = 17.31
kN/m3
e = 1.27
LI = 0.645
PL = 20%
MC = 40 %
Q1. What is the density of clay
in grams
per cubic centimeter?
a. 1.65
b 1.78
c. 1.57
d. 1.89
Q2. What is the effective
stress at a depth
of 30 m?
a. 167.83 kPa
b 191.55 kPa
c. 1476.54 kPa
d. 485.85 kPa
Q3. What is the total stress
at a depth
of 30 m?
a. 476.54 kPa
b. 167.85 kPa
c. 485.85 kPa
d. 191.55 kPa
Solution:
MAY 2012
Prob. 1. The dry unit weight of soil
sample is 15 kN/m3. What is its
buoyant unit weight of the soil if
Gs= 2.58
a. 9.58 kN/m3
b. 9.19 kN/m3
c. 10.23 kN/m3
d. 8.45 kN/m3
Solution:
Prob. 2.
A sample of soil taken in the field
has the
following data:
Unit weight of solids = 26.7
kN/m3
Void ratio = 67 %
Moisture content = 20 %
Q1. What is the degree of
saturation of
the soil?
a. 81.25 %
b. 76.45 %
c. 64.23 %
d. 87.35 %
Q2. Determine the saturated
unit
weight of the soil
a. 19.92 kN/m3
b. 19.34 kN/m3
c. 20.21 kN/m3
d. 18.69 kN/m3
Q3. Determine the saturated
moisture content
a. 20.56 %
b. 20.76 %
c. 23.12 %
d. 24.62 %
Solution:
Prob. 3. Given the laboratory results
of the
Attenberg Limits Test.
Q1. Find the liquid limit of the soil

a. 49.4 %
b. 47.1 %
c. 48.3 %
d. 46.6 %
Q2. Find the Plastic Limit of the soil

a. 38.34
b. 35.43
c. 37.49
d. 39.65
Q3. Find the Liquidity Index of th

a. 1.34
b. 1.87
c. 1.55
d. 2.32

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