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CIVL1100 Discovering Civil and Environmental Engineering

Assignment 3: Geotechnical Engineering I

Assigned date: 13 Oct 2022


Due date: 20 Oct 2021, 23:59 pm

Note 1. Submit your assignment electronically via CANVAS


Note 2. Show your homework clearly. When appropriate, illustrate your work with diagrams,
and/or figures.

5.1. Three direct shear tests were conducted on a dry soil. The effective normal stresses (nf’)
and shear stresses (f) at failure in these four tests are as follows (all in kPa): (50, 35); (100, 85);
o
(200, 180); (350, 240).
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Assume the soil obeys the Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion:

𝜏𝑓 = 𝑐 ′ + 𝜎𝑛𝑓 ′ tan 𝜙′

(a) Plot the test results in nf’- f space;


(b) Hence, determine the effective cohesion, c’, and the effective friction angle ’ of the soil.
You should use best-fitting method (trend line) with the aid of Microsoft Excel.
(c) What is the difference between effective stress and total stress? How would water in the soil
pore affect the shearing behaviour of the soil?
' n of sheerBox
la2
The
dlagram ot Isl6 Test .

a ( kpa )

'
σ n ( kPa)

b) rom the gruph ,


① ' :340 (totheneavesedegwe )
' '

'
tand
'

τ8 = c t 6 ng
35 =
c
'
+ 50 tan 340
'

c =
1 . 27 KPay

c ) The effective stress is ttebehaosov of soil


while total stress isthe beharfor of concpete og sleel .

It reduees theshearstrengthofthe soil ,


5.2. Two large diameter bored piles were constructed (D = 2.0 m); one is a straight pile and the
other has a bellout with an expanded diameter of 1.5D. Both piles were founded on solid
bedrock. Assume an ultimate toe bearing pressure of 15 MPa and neglect the shaft resistance.

(a) Calculate the ultimate bearing capacities of these two piles.


(b) Calculate the allowable capacities of these two piles adopting a factor of safety (FS) = 2.0.
D D

≤ 1.5D

Bellowl
straight pipe pipe
:
:
a)
π C 1 5 * 22
)
Pult
-

舞
= X/ 5
币
=π 15
Put ×
6
=
1 MNnO
F 1
14 MN
⼆
.

b) straighe pipe ; bellout pipei


Pult
⽌ ⼀

FS
FS ,

106
⼆⼟ =
Ʃ

53 MN =
63 MN
=

1
= 23.

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