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    TCVG3711 Assignment 3 - Deep Foundations & Slope Stability 2022

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    This document outlines an assignment for a geo-technical engineering course. It includes two questions, the first on deep foundations and the second on slope stability analysis. For question one, students are asked to classify pile foundations, explain bored and displacement piles, list advantages of timber piles, and calculate pile capacity and required piles for a given building load. Question two covers slope stability, with subsections on true/false statements, failure modes, remedial measures, and using Bishop's method to analyze the stability of a given slope. The assignment is due on April 1st, 2022 and is worth a total of 80 marks.

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    This document outlines an assignment for a geo-technical engineering course. It includes two questions, the first on deep foundations and the second on slope stability analysis. For question one, students are asked to classify pile foundations, explain bored and displacement piles, list advantages of timber piles, and calculate pile capacity and required piles for a given building load. Question two covers slope stability, with subsections on true/false statements, failure modes, remedial measures, and using Bishop's method to analyze the stability of a given slope. The assignment is due on April 1st, 2022 and is worth a total of 80 marks.

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    This document outlines an assignment for a geo-technical engineering course. It includes two questions, the first on deep foundations and the second on slope stability analysis. For question one, students are asked to classify pile foundations, explain bored and displacement piles, list advantages of timber piles, and calculate pile capacity and required piles for a given building load. Question two covers slope stability, with subsections on true/false statements, failure modes, remedial measures, and using Bishop's method to analyze the stability of a given slope. The assignment is due on April 1st, 2022 and is worth a total of 80 marks.

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    TCVG3711 Assignment 3 - Deep Foundations & Slope Stability 2022

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    TCVG3711: Geo-technical Engineering 2022

    Assignment 3: Deep Foundations & Slope Stability


    Lecturer: Mr. S.S. Muluti
    Due Date: 01st April 2022 at 08:00 am Total: 80 Marks

    Question 1 – Deep Foundations (30 marks)

    (a) List the five (5) main criterions for classifying pile foundations. (5 marks)

    (b) What is the difference between a bored pile and a displacement pile? (2 marks)

    (c) Give any three advantages timber piles have over concrete piles. (3 marks)

    (d) A multi-storey office block is to be supported on a piled raft foundation. Each pile, 800 mm
    in diameter (D), is bored and cast in-situ to a depth of 16 m in a layered soil profile. The
    vertical working load per pile is 2.5 MN. The material properties of the soil layers are shown
    in the figure below. The water table is assumed to be at a great depth.

    (i) Calculate the ultimate axial capacity of the pile and the factor of safety for the applied
    load. Ignore the self-weight of the pile. (15 marks)

    (ii) If the piles are to be spaced at 5D centre to centre, with a group efficiency 80%, how
    many piles will be required to support the total building load of 100 MN? Assume an
    overall factor of safety of 2.0. (5 marks)

    2.5MN

    Layer 1: Clayey sand


    3
    5.0 m γ' = 17.5 kN/m
    ϕ' = 25°
    c' = 10 kPa
    Layer 2: Clean sand
    3
    4.0 m γ' = 19.5 kN/m
    ϕ' = 36°
    c' = 0 kPa
    Layer 3: Sandy silt
    3
    γ' = 18.5 kN/m
    7.0 m ϕ' = 30°
    c' = 0 kPa

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    TCVG3711: Geo-technical Engineering 2022
    Assignment 3: Deep Foundations & Slope Stability
    Lecturer: Mr. S.S. Muluti
    Due Date: 01st April 2022 at 08:00 am Total: 80 Marks

    Question 2 Slope Stability Analysis (50 marks)

    a) Indicate whether each of the following is True or False:


    i). The factor of safety is affected by the slope angle. (1 mark)
    ii). Taylor’s method can be used in both homogeneous and heterogeneous soils. (1 mark)
    iii). As the depth of excavation is increased, the factor of safety also increases. (1 mark)

    b) List any four (4) basic modes of failure for earth slopes? (4 marks)

    c) Briefly outline three (3) remedial measures that can be undertaken against failure of slopes.
    (3 marks)
    d) A 10 m tall slope with gradient 1V:1H has been constructed as detailed in the figure below.
    The slope consists of three soil layers with material properties of γ' = 15 kN/m3, ϕ' = 27°,
    and c' = 3 kPa for Soil 1; γ' = 18 kN/m3, ϕ' = 30°, and c' = 0 kPa for Soil 2; and γ' = 20 kN/m3,
    ϕ' = 36°, and c' = 5 kPa for Soil 3.

    Using Bishop’s simplified method of slices, analyze the stability of the slope and estimate
    the factor of safety for the specified slip circle. Use a total of 10 slices and ignore the
    formation of a tension crack. (40 marks)

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