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Sample Problems Vertical Stresses in Soil

The document contains the solutions to 5 soil mechanics problems involving calculations of effective stress, total stress, pore water pressure, unit weight, and seepage forces. The problems provide soil parameters like void ratio, unit weight, depth measurements and soil profiles to calculate the requested values.

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Sample Problems Vertical Stresses in Soil

The document contains the solutions to 5 soil mechanics problems involving calculations of effective stress, total stress, pore water pressure, unit weight, and seepage forces. The problems provide soil parameters like void ratio, unit weight, depth measurements and soil profiles to calculate the requested values.

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PROBLEM 1

The soil shown in Figure 04.6 has a void ratio of 0.50 and G=2.70. h1 = 1.5m, h2 = 3m.

a. What is the effective unit weight of sand in kN/m3?


11.118 kN/m3

b. What is the effective stress at point A in kPa?


44.145 kPa

c. What is the critical hydraulic gradient of sand (for quick condition)?


33.354 kPa

PROBLEM 2
The groundwater level in a thick, very fine sand deposit is located 2.0m below the ground surface. Above
the free-ground water line, the sand is saturated by capillary action. The unit weight of saturated sand is
20.3 kN/m3.
a. What is the total stress in kPa on a horizontal plane A located 4.5m below the ground surface?
91.35 kPa

b. What is the pore water pressure in kPa at this plane?


24.525 kPa

c. What is the effective vertical stress in kPa in plane A?


66.825 kPa

PROBLEM 3
A borehole at a site reveals the soil profile shown in Figure 04.8. Assume G = 2.7 for all soil types.

a. What is the unit weight of the soil in layer 1 in kN/m3?


20.79 kN/m3

b. What is the effective stress at a depth of 2m below the ground surface, in kPa?
51.39 kPa

c. What is the effective stress at a depth of 20.6m below the ground surface, in kPa?
238.567 kPa

PROBLEM 4
Consider the upward flow of water through a layer of sand in a tank shown in figure 04.9. For the sand,
the following properties are given: e = 0.40, G = 2.67
a. Calculate the effective stress at point A
4.343 kPa

b. Calculate the effective stress at point B


8.685 kPa

c. Calculate the upward seepage force per unit volume of soil


7.3575 kN/m3

PROBLEM 5
A cut is made in a stiff, saturated clay that is underlain by a layer of sand as shown in Figure 04.12.

a. Calculate the total stress at point A as a function of h.


38 + 9.81h

b. Calculate the neutral stress at point A.


44.145 kPa

c. Calculate the height of water h, in the cut so that the stability of the saturated clay is not lost.
0.626 m

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