Scribd
Upload
51 views

Assignment

1. A trapezoidal footing is to support two columns of different sizes transmitting different loads on soil with a given bearing capacity. The question asks to find the suitable size of the footing. 2. A motor embankment is to be constructed on compressible soil. The question asks to calculate the ultimate and immediate settlements from given soil properties and construction details. 3. A pile is to be installed for a jetty structure transmitting compression and uplift loads. The question asks to find the required pile penetration depth based on soil properties and load/safety factors.

Uploaded by

sajjadsiyal144
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
51 views

Assignment

1. A trapezoidal footing is to support two columns of different sizes transmitting different loads on soil with a given bearing capacity. The question asks to find the suitable size of the footing. 2. A motor embankment is to be constructed on compressible soil. The question asks to calculate the ultimate and immediate settlements from given soil properties and construction details. 3. A pile is to be installed for a jetty structure transmitting compression and uplift loads. The question asks to find the required pile penetration depth based on soil properties and load/safety factors.

Uploaded by

sajjadsiyal144
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 3

Assume your own data where necessary

Q 1. A trapezoidal footing is to be provided with the following details and the


footing is to support two square columns of 30cm and 50cm sides respectively. Columns
are 5m apart and the safe bearing capacity of the soil is 4kg/cm2. The bigger column will
transmit a load of 500ton and the smaller one 300 ton. Find out he suitable size of the
footing so that it does not extend beyond the column faces.
Q 2. A motor embankment 5m high and 30m wide is to be founded on a 4m thick deposit
of boulder clay overlying sandstone. The fill material for the embankment is to be placed
at a density of 2mg/m3 and construction is to take 8 months. Calculate ultimate settlement
of the embankment and the settlement that will have occurred by the end of construction,
given that the properties of boulder clay are mv=0.00012 m2/KN and cv=1.5 m2/yt.

Q 3. Find the penetration depth for a 40 cm square R.C. pile driven through sea bed for a
jetty structure to carry a maximum compression load of 600 kN and a net uplift load of
350 kN. The soil below sea bed consists of a 10m thick layer of saturated medium dense
sand overlaying dense sand and gavel. The average corrected SPT blows in the top 10 m
sand are 12 and, 40 on bottom sand gravel layer. No erosion is expected. The minimum
safety factor should be 2.5 on the uplift load and 3.5 on the compression load.

Q 4. A pile group consisting of 9 piles, each 0.4 m in diameter, is arranged in a 3X3


matrix at a spacing of 1.2 m. The piles penetrate a soft soil (unconfined compressive
strength (su) of 20 kPa, angle of internal friction (ɸ) 30o and bulk density (γ) of 17 kN/m3,
saturated density (γsat)18 kN/m3 and OCR=1) of thickness 8 m and are embedded 2 m in a
stiff clay (su = 90 kPa, ɸ= 28o and γ= 17.5 kN/m3, γsat=18.5 kN/m3 and OCR=5).
Calculate the group allowable load capacity for a factor of safety of 3 and the efficiency
factor. Ground water level is at 2 m below the surface but can rise to the surface due to
seasonal changes.

Q 5. The following observations are recorded in a consolidation test on a fully saturated


specimen
Initial height of specimen = 20mm, Diameter of Specimen = 75 mm, Specific gravity of
soil grains = 2.77 and Water content = 39%
Applied pressure (Kg/cm2) 00 0.5 01 02 04 08 00
-2
Final dial gauge reading mmx10 100 359 499 632 768 899 760
(a) Calculate the void ratio corresponding to each pressure
(b) Plot e-log p curve and find the compression index
Compute the values of coefficient of compressibility and coefficient of volume change
for the increment of the pressure from 1 to 2 kg/cm2 and 2 to 4 kg/cm2.

Q 6. A gravity wall is required to retain 5 m of soil. The backfill is a coarse grained soil
with γsat=18 kN/m3, ɸ= 30o. The existing soil (below the base) has the following
properties: γsat=20 kN/m3, ɸ= 28o. The wall is embedded 1 m into the existing soil. The
groundwater level is 4.5 m below the base of the wall. Determine the stability of wall (i)
when wall friction is zero, and (ii) wall friction is 20o.

Q 7. A counterfort wall of 10m height retains non-cohesive back fill. The void ratio
and angle of internal friction of the back fill respectively are 0.70 and 300, in the loose
state, and they are 0.40 and 400 in the dense state. Calculate and compare active and
passive earth pressure in both the states. Take specific gravity of soil grains as 2.7.

Q 8. A free standing, square group of 16 piles extends to a depth of 15 m in stiff clay


which is underlain by rock at 25 m depth. The piles are 0.5 m in diameter and are spaced
at 1.5 m centres.CT at base = 130 kPa, average (CT) av along shaft = 100 kPa, adhesion α
= 0.40, coefficient of volume decrease mv. below base = 0.07 m2/MN, remolded CT along
shaft = 60 kPa. Assume group efficiency Eg = m0.60. Find the allowable load for the
group with F = 2.5. Also estimate the settlement under the allowable load.

Q 9. An expansive soil profile has an active zone thickness of 5.2m. A shallow


foundation is to be constructed at a depth of 2m below the ground surface. Based on
swell pressure test, as given below:
Depth from ground surface (m) 1.2 2.2 3.2 4.2 5.2

Swell under over burden and


Estimated foundation surcharge pr. Sw% 3 2 1.2 0.55 0.0

Estimate the total possible swell of soil under the foundation

Q 10. A group pile in clay is shown in Fig. Determine the consolidation settlement of the
pile group. All clays are normally consolidated.

You might also like