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07/12/2017 Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory - - Unit 4 - Week 3

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Week 1 1) The ratio of major and minor principle stress of a clean dry sand is 3. What 2 points
is the angle of internal friction of the soil?
Week 2
33°
Week 3 30°
34°
Lecture 12:
Permeability
28°
Lecture 13:
Permeability
and Shear
Accepted Answers:
Strength
30°
Lecture 14:
Shear Strength 2) The values of normal stress and their shear strength is given as- 2 points

Lecture 15: σ= 75 kPa τ = 61.3 kPa


Shear Strength
(contd..)
σ= 125 kPa τ = 90.168kPa
Lecture 16:
σ=175kPa τ = 119.036kPa.
Shear Strength Cohesion (kPa) and angle of internal friction(°) of the soil respectively are
(contd..)

Quiz :
18 and 30
Assignment 3 30 and 18
Week 3
15 and 25
Assigment 25 and 15
Solution Key

Week 3
Assignment 3
Solutions of Accepted Answers:
numerical 18 and 30
Week 4 3) In a soil sample, maximum and failure shear stresses are 50kPa and 40kPa 2 points
respectively. Center of Mohr’s circle is (100kPa, 0kPa). The major and minor principal
stresses (kPa) respectively in the sample are
150 and 100
150 and 50
140 and 60
140 and 100

Accepted Answers:

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150 and 50
4) The value of cohesion is 50kPa. Then the value of undrained shear strength is? 2 points

25
50
100
250

Accepted Answers:
50
5) Normal stress applied to soil sample in direct shear test is 2 points

Total stress
Effective stress
cyclic shear stress
None

Accepted Answers:
Total stress
6) The radius of Mohr circle and minor principle stress are 100 kPa and 50 kPa respectively. 2 points
The major principle stress and center of Mohr’s circle are respectively in (kPa)

250 and (150, 0)


100 and (0, 0 )
200 and (150, 0)
300 and (100, 0)

Accepted Answers:
250 and (150, 0)
7) At any site if soil sample is taken from two different depth (i.e. different overburden 2 points
pressure) UCS value will be –

higher for greater depth


Lower for greater depth
Same
Independent of depth

Accepted Answers:
Independent of depth
8) Calculatethe modulus of elasticity (secant modulus) of soil @ 5% strain level 2 points
given that axial stress @ 5% strain level is 200 kpa. Take cell pressure = 100 kpa.
2000 kPa
4000 kPa
1000 kPa
4500 kPa

Accepted Answers:
4000 kPa

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9) In a UCS test if compressive strength is obtained as 80 kPa, then unconfined shear strength 2 points
is –

60 kPa
40 kPa
30 kPa
20 kPa

Accepted Answers:
40 kPa
10) A clayey sample failed at a normal stress 100 kPa in a UCS test and failure plane made 2 points
an angle 45˚ with horizontal. If the same sample is tested in triaxial test using lateral pressure of 30 kPa,
then deviator stress, shear stress on principal plane and cohesion respectively, would be –

70 kPa, 70 kPa, 100 kPa


100 kPa, 70 kPa, zero
70 kPa, zero, 50 kPa
100 kPa, zero, 50 kPa

Accepted Answers:
100 kPa, zero, 50 kPa

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