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Lec #14 (Field Compaction Problems)

The document summarizes key points from a lecture on geotechnical engineering, including: 1) Because of differences between lab and field compaction methods, the maximum dry density achieved through field compaction is typically 90-95% of what is achieved in the lab. 2) Example problems are provided to calculate the volume of soil needed to excavate from a borrow pit based on changes to void ratio during compaction, and to determine the most economical soil supplier and cost savings for filling a large dam project. 3) The final example problem calculates the number of truck loads needed to fill the dam if the dump trucks carry 10 cubic yards of soil per load with a given initial void ratio.

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Lec #14 (Field Compaction Problems)

The document summarizes key points from a lecture on geotechnical engineering, including: 1) Because of differences between lab and field compaction methods, the maximum dry density achieved through field compaction is typically 90-95% of what is achieved in the lab. 2) Example problems are provided to calculate the volume of soil needed to excavate from a borrow pit based on changes to void ratio during compaction, and to determine the most economical soil supplier and cost savings for filling a large dam project. 3) The final example problem calculates the number of truck loads needed to fill the dam if the dump trucks carry 10 cubic yards of soil per load with a given initial void ratio.

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Geotechnical Engineering–I

BSc Civil Engineering – 4th Semester

Lecture # 14
13-Mar-2015

by
Dr. Muhammad Irfan
Assistant Professor
Civil Engg. Dept. – UET Lahore
Email: [email protected]
Lecture Handouts: https://groups.google.com/d/forum/geotec-1
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FIELD COMPACTION
Because of the differences between lab and field compaction methods, the
maximum dry density in the field may only reach 90% to 95%.

Dry Density
ZAV

γd(max)

95% γd(max)

(OMC) Moisture
Content

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Practice Problem #7
Given
The in situ void ratio, e of a borrow pit’s soil is 0.72
The borrow pit soil is to be excavated and transported to fill a
construction site where it will be compacted to a void ratio of
0.42.
The construction project requires 10,000 m3 of compacted fill.

Required
Volume of soil that must be excavated from the borrow pit to
provide the required volume of fill.

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Practice Problem #8
You are a Project Engineer on a large dam project that has a
volume of 5×106 yd3 of select fill, compacted such that the final
void ratio in the dam is 0.80. Your boss, the Project Manager
delegates to you the important decision of buying the earth fill
from one of three suppliers.
Supplier A sells fill at Rs. 50/yd3 with e = 0.90
Supplier B sells fill at Rs. 33/yd3 with e = 2.00
Supplier C sells fill at Rs. 44/yd3 with e = 1.60
Which one of the three suppliers is the most economical, and
how much will you save?

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Practice Problem #9
Based on the previous problem data, if the fill dumped into the
truck has an e = 1.2, how many truck loads will you need to
fill the dam? Assume each truck carries 10 yd3 of soil.

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Practice Problem #10

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CONCLUDED

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