Homework No.

2
2.7. w/c = 16%
2.12. e = 0.6
2.13. w/c = 24%, T = 110.7 pcf, d = 89.3 pcf, e = 0.842
2.17. VTNeeded = 124,277 m3
2.19. T = 78.4 pcf, w/c = 65.4%, d = 0.797 g/cm3 or 0.797 Mg/m3, d = 7.81 kN/m3
2.35. e = 1.4, = 0.583, T = 1694 kg/m3 or 1.694 g/cm3, d = 1114 kg/m3 or 1.114 g/cm3, =
694 kg/m3
Homework No. 3
1.
a.
Graph
2
3
4

Curve
2
1
3

Symbol
OH
SC
SP-SM

5
6

1
1

GW
ML

Group Name
Organic Silt
Clayey Sand
Poorly Graded Silty
Sand
Well-Graded Gravel
Silt w/ sand

b. A-4: Fair to Poor

2. Grain size for grain size distribution curves is plotted on log-scale because of the wide range
in particle size.
3.

a. PI = 30%, LI = -0.1%
b. Group Symbol: CH

Homework No. 4
1.

a.
Borrow Site
1
2
3

Volume Needed (cu. yd)

112,853
108,485
100,676

Borrow Site
1
2
3

Estimated Cost ($)

1,184,857
1,301,820
1,107,436

b.

Most Economical
c. T = 110 pcf
2.

7.4.)
k

m/s
1.51E-6
cm/s
1.51E-4
Ft/d
4.28E-1
Soil Type: Very Fine sands, organic and inorganic silts, mixtures of sand, silt, and clay, glacial
till, stratified clay deposits, etc
7.16.)
Case
1

Datum
Location
10 m from top

9 m from top

9 m from top
(through center
of soil)

Enter

Exit

Point A

hp = 4 m
he = 6 m
ht = 10 m
hp = 9 m
he = 0 m
ht = 9 m
hp = 9 m
he = 0 m
ht = 9 m

hp = -2 m
he = 2 m
ht = 0 m
hp = 1 m
he = 4 m
ht = 5 m
hp = 5 m
he = 0 m
ht = 5 m

hp = 0.5 m
he = 3 m
ht = 2.5 m
hp = 7 m
he = 1 m
ht = 8 m
hp = 6 m
he = 0 m
ht = 6 m

Homework No. 5
Flow Net Rules
a. any surface of constant head (e.g., bottom of a flat-bottomed reservoir) is by definition an
equipotential, and flow lines must meet it at right angles.
b. since flow cannot cross impermeable boundaries, the flow at such a boundary must be
parallel to it, i.e., impermeable boundaries are flow lines, and equipotentials must meet
them at right angles.
c. the water table is, by definition, the surface where P = 0; it can thus be an equipotential
only if it is horizontal. At any point on the water table (no matter whether it is flat or
sloping) h = z, where z is the elevation of the water table above the datum. If there is no
seepage percolating down to the water table, it can be considered a flow line. In the
general case however (sloping water table, seepage across it), the water table is neither a
flow line nor an equipotential, and flow lines will intersect it at an angle.
1.

a. q = 492.5 ft3/day
b.
Point
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Resultant

Uplift Pressures
along base of dam
(psf)
5179
4618
4056
3494
2933
2371
1810
419,340 lb/ft of wall
or 3495 lb

2.
Point

Uplift Pressures
along base of dam
(psf)
1
4056
2
3588
3
3120
4
2652
5
2184
6
1719
Resultant
346,320 lb/ft of wall
or 2886 lb
The resultant of the uplift pressures for the alternative design is less than the design in problem
1. Problem 2 has a smaller resultant force due to the additional head loss through the soil.

Homework No. 6
6.28.)
Depth (ft)
0
12
25
38
48

Total Stress (psf)

2000
3392
4939
6486
7696

Pore Pressure (psf)

0
0
811.2
1622
2246

Effective Stress (psf)

2000
3392
4238
4864
5450

a.)
Depth (ft)
0
5
10
40

Total Stress (psf)

0
580
1175
4745

Pore Pressure (psf)

0
0
312
2184

Effective Stress (psf)

0
580
863
2561

6.29.)

b.) Water table rises 4 ft above ground surface in spring

@ 25 ft: Total Stress = 3210 psf
Pore Pressure = 1810 psf
Effective Stress = 1400 psf
6.32.)
Depth (m)

Total Stress (kPa)

Pore Pressure (kPa)

0
3
7
12
16

0
54
133
227
302

0
0
39
88
127

Effective Stress
(kPa)
0
54
94
139
175

6.35.)
a.) k= 0.45
Depth (m)
0
3
7
12
16

oh' (kPa)
0
24.3
42.3
62.55
79

oh (kPa)
0
24.3
81.3
151
206

b.) k= 1.6
Depth (m)
0
3
7
12
16

oh' (kPa)
0
86.4
150
222
280

oh (kPa)
0
86.4
189
310
407

Homework No. 7
1.

a.)
1
0.95
0.9
0.85

0.8
0.75
0.7
0.65
0.6
0.55
0.5
10

100

1000

10000

Vertical Effective Stress (psf)

Preconsolidation Stress (psf): 4900 to 5050

b.) Sc = 0.384 ft to 0.400 ft

2.

a.) Sc = 0.202 m
b.) Sc = 0.0202 m

100000