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Given QA = 20.7kN QB = 43.8kN QC = 61.7kN

z = 3.13m x1 = 3.11m x2 = 3.03m x3 = 2.22m

Solution x4 = x1 − x3 = 0.89 m

RA = x22 + x32 + z2 = 4.89 m

RB = x22 + x42 + z2 = 4.45 m

RC = x32 + z2 = 3.84 m
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3  QA  z3
Q1 = 400kN Q2 = 400kN z = 1m r1 = 5m
A = = 108.46 Pa
2    RA5
r2 = 0m
3  QB  z3
B = = 369.009 Pa
Q1 3 2    RB5
1 =  = 0.06 kPa
z2 5
2 3  QC  z3
 r1 2  C = = 1085.673 Pa
2      + 1 2    RC5
 z  
D = A + B + C = 1563.142 Pa
Q2 3
2 =  = 190.99 kPa  Situation 2
z2 5
2
 r2 2  1
 − 
2      + 1 Given
n = 0.0312s  m 3 

 z   m3 d = 1.5m
Q = 9
s
 = 1 + 2 = 191.04 kPa 1 kN
ss = So = 0.0004  w = 9.81
2 m3
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Solution
d
D10 = 0.36  = atan ( ss) = 26.57 deg y = = 3.35 m
sin( )
D20 = 0.52
A ( b ) = b  d + d2  cot( ) P ( b ) = b + 2  y
D50 = 1.42
A( b)
R ( b ) =
P ( b)
3 1 1
SN = 1.7  + + = 6.11
D50 2
D20 2
D102 Guess b = 1m
2 1
Given 1
Q = A ( b )   R ( b ) 3  So 2
n
b = Find ( b ) = 5.992 m
Q m
v = = 0.667 T = b + 2  d  cot( )
A( b) s

A( b) v
D = = 1.125 m FN = = 0.2009
T g D

 Situation 1
 o =  w  R ( b )  So = 4.167 Pa

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 Situation 3 1

kN
a = 3m  w = 9.81 F = 950kN A = a2 hmtop = 502mm hmbase = 753mm sm = 13.6
m3
N kN
F =  w  h cg  A h cg =
F
= 10.76 m  air = 12  w = 9.81
3
 w A
m m3
d = h cg − 0.50  a = 9.26 m
 w  sm
Ig =
a4
e =
Ig
= 69.7 mm
(
Hmountain = hmbase − hmtop  )  air
= 2790.62 m
12 A  hcg

pbot =  w  ( d + a) = 120.27 kPa  Situation #

 Situation 4 Given
3
D = 1.8m H = 2.4m h =  H = 1.8 m
Given 4
Ws = 24516 tonne = 24516000 kg ssw = 1.025 dsw = 10.5m
 = 85rpm g = 9.81m  s2
2 kg
As = 3050 m w = 1000
m3 Solution
Solution r = 0.5  D = 0.9 m
Ws
VD_sw =
w  ssw
= 23918.05 m3  2  r2
y = = 3.271 m
2 g
Ws VD_fw − VD_sw 2  g  y1
VD_fw = = 24516 m3 h = = 0.196 m y1 = y − H = 0.871 m x1 = = 0.4644 m
w As
2

( )
Draft fw = dsw + h = 10.696 m g
Vair =  y2 − y12 = 3866.7493 L
2

 Situation 5
2
Vair_i =   r  ( H − h) = 1526.814 L
b = 5 d = 1.8 S = 0.0062 n = 0.015
3
Vspilled = Vair − Vair_i = 2.3399 m
Discharge:
 2
1
1 3  Part 3: H = 2  h  y = 3.4316 m
Q = b  d    
b  d   S 2  = 48.7

n  2 d + b   2
Savings in terms of excavations:
Given
Guess dn = 1 L
Dn = 45mm Q = 32 W = 400N
s
Given
 2  kN m
 3 1  w = 9.81 g = 9.81
1  d n  m 3
s2
Q = 2  dn2       S 2
n  2   m
An = 0.25    Dn2 vn = Q  An = 20.1203
( )
dn = Find dn = 2.11 s
Q  w
b n = 2  dn = 4.23 FD = v FD = W
g
Ao = b  d = 9 FD  g m
v = = 12.5
An = b n  dn = 8.94 Q  w s

vn2 − v2
SA = Ao − An = 0.0602 v2 = vn2 − 2  g  h h = = 12.6696 m
2 g

Savings in terms of lining:

Po = 2  d + b = 8.6
Pn = 2  dn + b n = 8.46
SL = Po − Pn = 0.14

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#

Given
3
Ve = 532m si = 0.917 sw = 1.025

si
VD = V  Ve = V − VD
sw

si Ve
Ve = V − V  V = = 5049.0741 m3
sw 1 − si  sw

Figure SM-45
Table 3.1: Classification of Highway Subgrade Materials
General Granular materials
classification (35% or less of total sample passing No. 200)
A-1 A-2
Group
A-1-a A-1-b A-3 A-2-4 A-2-5 A-2-6 A-2-7
classification
Sieve analysis
(percentage
passing)
No. 10 50 max.
No. 40 30 max. 50 max. 51 min.
No. 200 15 max. 25 max. 10 max. 35 max. 35 max. 35 max. 35 max.
Characteristics
of fraction
passing
No. 40
Liquid limit 40 max. 41 min. 40 max. 41 min.
Plasticity
6 max. NP 10 max. 10 max. 11 min. 11 min.
index
Usual types of
Stone
significant Fine
fragments, Silty or clayey gravel and sand
constituent sand
gravel, and sand
materials
General
Excellent to good
subgrade rating
Silt-clay materials
General classification (more than 35% of total sample passing
No. 200)
A-7
Group classification A-4 A-5 A-6 A-7-5a
A-7-6b
Sieve analysis (percentage passing)
No. 10
No. 40
No. 200 36 min. 36 min. 36 min. 36 min.
Characteristics of fraction passing
No. 40
Liquid limit 40 max. 41 min. 40 max. 41 min.
Plasticity index 10 max. 10 max. 11 min. 11 min.
Usual types of significant
Silty soils Clayey soils
constituent materials
General subgrade rating Fair to poor
a For A-7-5, PI ≤ LL – 30
b For A-7-6, PI > LL - 30

GI = (F200 – 35)[0.2 + 0.005(LL – 40)] + 0.01(F200 – 15)(PI – 10)

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