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Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory (Noc19 - Ce36) - Week 3, Assignment 3 - Solution

This document contains a 10-question quiz on geotechnical engineering concepts like Mohr's circle, shear strength, and angle of internal friction. Question 1 asks for the angle of internal friction given the major and minor principle stress ratio for clean dry sand. Question 2 provides values for a soil sample's maximum and failure shear stresses and the center of its Mohr's circle to find the major and minor principle stresses. Question 3 uses a given cohesion value to find undrained shear strength.

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Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory (Noc19 - Ce36) - Week 3, Assignment 3 - Solution

This document contains a 10-question quiz on geotechnical engineering concepts like Mohr's circle, shear strength, and angle of internal friction. Question 1 asks for the angle of internal friction given the major and minor principle stress ratio for clean dry sand. Question 2 provides values for a soil sample's maximum and failure shear stresses and the center of its Mohr's circle to find the major and minor principle stresses. Question 3 uses a given cohesion value to find undrained shear strength.

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Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory

Assignment III

1. The ratio of major and minor principle stress of a clean dry sand is 3. What is the
angle of internal friction of the soil?
a) 33°
b) 30°
c) 28°
d) 45°
Ans: b
Explanation: Since soil is clean sand there is no cohesion in the soil and failure envelope
passes through the origin.

Figure shows the Mohr’s circle, for clean sand.


𝜎1 −𝜎3
r =( 2
)
𝐴𝐵
In ΔAOB, sin ∅ = 𝑂𝐵
𝜎 −𝜎
( 1 2 3)
= 𝜎 −𝜎
( 1 2 3 ) + (𝜎3 )
Given, 𝜎1 = 3𝜎3
1
sin ∅ =
2
Thus ϕ = 30°

2. In a soil sample, maximum and failure shear stresses are 50kPa and 40kPa
respectively. Center of Mohr’s circle is (100kPa, 0kPa). The major and minor
principal stresses (kPa) respectively in the sample are
a) 150 and 50
b) 100 and 0
c) 150 and 40
d) 100 and 50
Ans: a
Explanation: Plotting the given information in Mohr’s circle.

Thus, σ3 = 100-50 = 50 and σ1= 100 +50 =150

3. The value of cohesion is 50kPa. Then the value of undrained shear strength is?
a) 25 b) 100
c) 500 d) 50
Ans: d

4. The radius of Mohr circle and minor principle stress are 100 kPa and 50 kPa respectively. The
major principle stress and center of Mohr’s circle are respectively in (kPa)

a) 250 and (150, 0) b) 100 and (0, 0)


c) 200 and (150, 0) d) 300 and (100, 0)
Ans: a
Explanation: Plotting the given information in Mohr’s circle.
Thus, σ1= 200 +50 =250
5. In a UCS test if compressive strength is obtained as 80 kPa, then unconfined shear
strength is –
a) 80 kPa b) 40 kPa
c) 160 kPa d) 100 kPa

Ans: b
Explanation: cu = qu/2 = 40 kPa
6. The angle b/w the direction of failure plane and major principle plane is

a) 90° + half of angle of internal friction b) 45°+ angle of internal friction


c) 45° + half of angle of internal friction d) 45° - half of angle of internal friction
Ans: c

7. What is the nature of the cell pressure used in UCS Test?


a) Increasing with time b) decreasing with time

c) zero cell pressure d) none of the above.


Ans: c

8. The value of intercept that Coulomb’s failure envelope makes with vertical axis is called:
a) Cohesion
b) Angle of internal friction
c) Angle of repose
d) None of the above
Ans a
9. If a cohesive soil specimen is subjected to vertical compressive load, the inclination of the
cracks to the horizontal is
a) 90°
b) 45°
c) 22.5°
d) 0°
Ans b

10. The values of normal stress and their shear strength is given as-
σ= 75 kPa τ = 61.3 kPa
σ= 125 kPa τ = 90.168kPa
σ=175kPa τ = 119.036kPa.
Cohesion (kPa) and angle of internal friction(°) of the soil respectively are
a) 18 and 30 b) 30, 18
c) 15, 25 d) 25, 15
Ans: a

Explanation:
τ =c + σtanφ
{61.3 = c +75 tanφ}............................................................. (i)
90.168 = c + 125 tanφ....................................................... (ii)
28.868 = 50 tanφ = > φ = tan -1 (28.868/50) = 30°
By putting φ = 30°, in equation i or ii , we will get c = 18

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