EBK PRINCIPLES OF GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER
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Author: SOBHAN
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.2CTP
(a)
To determine
Calculate the dry unit weight of the fill before and after compaction.
(b)
To determine
Calculate the final height of the fill after compaction.
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Problem 7:
A 3-m high sandy fill material was placed loosely at a relative density of 55%. Laboratory studies indicated that
the maximum and minimum void ratios of the fill material are 0.94 and 0.66, respectively. Construction
specifications required that the fill be compacted to a relative density of 85%. If Gs= 2.65, determine:
Dry unit weight of the fill before and after compaction
Final height of the fill after compaction
A loose compacted sand fill is 1.80 m in depth and has a relative density of 40%. Laboratory tests indicated that the sand's minimum and maximum void ratios are 0.46 and 0.90 respectively. The specific gravity of the solids of the sand is 2.65.
Find;
(a) Dry unit weight of the sand.
(b) Void ratio of the sand having a relative density of 40%.
(c) If the sand is compacted to a relative density of 75% what is the decrease in the thickness of the 1.8m fill?
d) A sample of silty clay has a mass of 126 g. Laboratory tests results give a bulk density (p»)
of 2.05 g/em', a specific gravity of solids (G.) of 2.71, and a moisture content (w) of 15.7%.
Determine all the phase distributions and use the values to calculate the following:
i) void ratio (e),
ii) porosity (n),
ii) degree of saturation (S),
iv) dry density (pa),
v) dry unit weight (ya), and
vi) bulk unit weight (yhwlk)
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EBK PRINCIPLES OF GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER
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