3. The stresses induced by a surface load on a loose horizontal sand layer were found...
The figure shows an element of soil at the interface between two dry sand layers on a a-32° slope The interface is d=7 m below the ground surface and ror both sand layers the friction angle is φ=30, and Ko= 0.41 Assume that the shear stress is zero on both the vertical and horizontal planes. Va1 (dry unit weight of sand layer 1) - 19 kN/m3 Ys2 (dry unit weight of sand layer 2) 20 kN/m Dry Sand (Yai Dry...
2. The results of a Consolidated Undrained (CU) triaxial test on a sand soil are in the figures below. The sample was subjected to a vertical load (do). At failure, the Δσ was 914 psi and the induced pore water pressure at failure (Au) was 683 psi. consolidated to a stress of 12 psi and then Au 6.83 psi σ,-12 psi -σ,-12 psi Sand At Failure Initial (Consolidation) A. Draw both the total and effective stress Mohr's Circles at failure...
Question 6 It is required to construct a 4 m deep underground carpark in the heart of the city of Melbourne without disturbing the surrounding area. The required excavation for the proposed carpark and also the adjacent ground condition are shown in Figure 6.1. As can be seen from the figure, the adjacent ground consists of a 2 m deep clay deposit, resting on a 2 m thick sand deposit, where stable soil could be found below the sand deposit...
A retaining wall is to be constructed in a normally consolidated clayey sand deposit in the figure below. Ground water table is lmbelow the bottom of the excavation. A 20 kN/m2 surcharge pressure is applied over a wide area at the ground surface. Assume the wall moves into the excavation. Consider long-tem analysis (as it is usually the more critical analysis in excavation problems). Ignore capillarity as shown 20 kPa Clayey sand T17 kNm Y-20 kNm 5 m c'-10 kPa...