Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Student Name ID
Maximum
Q. No Mark Notes
mark
1 10
2 10
3 20
4 20
5 20
Total 80
1
Mid-Term Exam Soil Mechanics ECIV 3351
SHOW ALL WORK! This is close book exam: please enter answers with appropriate units. Partial
credit will not be given unless steps are shown. Correct answers must have supporting calculation.
All assumptions should be cited.
2
Mid-Term Exam Soil Mechanics ECIV 3351
wsat= )
where
3
Mid-Term Exam Soil Mechanics ECIV 3351
a) A clayey soil sample weights 1.5 N. Its clay fraction 0.34, gravel fraction
0.15, sand fraction 0.2, silt fraction 0.31. If its liquid limit is 60%, and its
plastic limit is 26%.
b) The particle size distribution for a soil sample shown in the table below,
with LL=30% and PL=18%
Particle % Finer
size (mm) than
6 100
4.75 95
2.36 84
1.3 60
0.6 30
0.2 10
0.075 8
4
Mid-Term Exam Soil Mechanics ECIV 3351
Water
25 cm
6 cm 5 cm 5 cm 5 cm
Water
17 cm
Soil 5 Soil 4
K5 K4
5
Mid-Term Exam Soil Mechanics ECIV 3351
Water table
1m
6m
8m
8m
6
Mid-Term Exam Soil Mechanics ECIV 3351
Useful formulas
H 1
k H ( eq ) , k H ( eq ) (k H1 H1 k H 2 H 2 ... k H n H n )
H1 H 2 H H
... n
k1 k 2 kn
S.e=Gs w q= k i A
7
Mid-Term Exam Soil Mechanics ECIV 3351
8
Mid-Term Exam Soil Mechanics ECIV 3351
9
Mid-Term Exam Soil Mechanics ECIV 3351
01
Mid-Term Exam Soil Mechanics ECIV 3351
00
Mid-Term Exam Soil Mechanics ECIV 3351
02
Mid-Term Exam Soil Mechanics ECIV 3351
03
Mid-Term Exam Soil Mechanics ECIV 3351
04
Mid-Term Exam Soil Mechanics ECIV 3351
05