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CE2218 - Homework 2a

The document outlines a geotechnical engineering homework assignment consisting of four problems related to soil testing, density determination, embankment construction, and levee fill requirements. Each problem includes specific tasks such as calculating maximum dry density, moisture content, and required truckloads for transporting soil. The assignment provides data from various tests and requires application of geotechnical principles to solve the problems.

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CE2218 - Homework 2a

The document outlines a geotechnical engineering homework assignment consisting of four problems related to soil testing, density determination, embankment construction, and levee fill requirements. Each problem includes specific tasks such as calculating maximum dry density, moisture content, and required truckloads for transporting soil. The assignment provides data from various tests and requires application of geotechnical principles to solve the problems.

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CE2218 Geotechnical Engineering 1

HOMEWORK 2a First Term, A.Y. 2024–2025

Problem 1
A Standard Proctor Test has yielded the values shown below.
1.1 Determine the maximum dry density (in lb/ft3) and optimum moisture content. The volume of mold is 1/30 ft3.
1.2 Determine the moisture range for 95% of maximum dry density.
1.3 Plot the zero-air void curve assuming the specific gravity of solids is 2.65.
1.4 Determine the volume of water (in gallons) that must be added to obtain 1 yd3 of soil at the maximum density
if the soil was originally at 10% water content.

Test No. Weight of wet soil, lb. Moisture content, %


1 3.26 8.24
2 4.15 10.20
3 4.67 12.30
4 4.02 14.60
5 3.36 16.80

Problem 2
Following are the results of a field density determination test on the soil with the sand cone method:

Calibrated dry density of Ottawa sand 98.01 lb/ft3


Calibrated mass of Ottawa sand to fill the cone 1.20 lb.
Mass of jar + cone + sand (before use) 16.73 lb.
Mass of jar + cone + sand (after use) 10.54 lb.
Mass of moist soil from the hole 6.63 lb.
Moisture content of moist soil 10.20 %

2.1 Determine the volume of the excavated soil (in ft3).


2.2 Determine the moist density of the compacted soil (in lb/ft3).
2.3 Determine the dry density of the compacted soil (in lb/ft3).

Problem 3
An embankment for a highway 30 m wide and 1.5 m thick is to be constructed from sandy soil, trucked in from a
borrow pit. The water content of the sandy soil in the borrow pit is 15%, and its void ratio is 0.69. The specification
requires the embankment to be compacted to a dry unit weight of 18 kN/m3, assuming the specific gravity of solids is
2.70. Determine, for a 1 km length of embankment, the following:
3.1 the dry unit weight of sandy soil from the borrow pit required to construct the embankment.
3.2 the number of 10 m3 truckloads of sandy soil required to construct the embankment.
3.3 the weight of water per truckload of sandy soil.

Problem 4
Your company has won a contract to provide and compact the fill material for an earth levee, with the dimensions
shown below. The levee fill is a silty clay soil to be compacted to at least 95% of the maximum Standard Proctor of γd
= 106 pcf at an OMC of 18%. Your borrow pit has a silty clay with an in-situ moist density of 112.1 pcf at 18%, and a
Gs = 2.68. When the soil is excavated and loaded onto your trucks, the void ratio of the material is 1.47. Your trucks
can haul 15 yd3 of material per trip. Note: 1 yd3 = 27 ft3.
4.1 Determine the volume of fill required for the levee (in yd3).
4.2 Determine the volume required from the borrow pit (in yd3).
4.3 Determine the required number of truckloads.

Figure 4

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