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    Military Institute of Science and Technology

    B.Sc. Engineering in CE
    Level-3, Term-1 (Spring 2021)
    Course Code: CE-342
    Course Title: Geotechnical Engineering Sessional
    Mid Quiz

    Total Marks: 45 Time: 50 min

    Note: Assume reasonable values of missing data, if any

    1. Three samples of same soil are taken for specific gravity test and for sample-I, the (5)
    following values are found: M1 = 18.62 gm, M2 = 28.62 gm, M3 = 91.02 gm and M4 =
    84.7 gm (M1, M2, M3 and M4 are indicated in the figure below)

    The specific gravity of sample-II and sample-III are found 2.63 and 2.76 respectively
    at 26.60c. The specific gravity of water at 26.60c is 0.9966. Calculate the specific
    gravity of this soil at 26.60c and comment on the type of this soil.

    2. 500g of dry soil was used for sieve analysis. The grain size distribution curve is (6)
    plotted as shown in figure.
    a) Complete table-1 using the grain size distribution curve.
    b) Compute “coefficient of uniformity” and “coefficient of curvature”.
    c) Comment on the type of the soil.

    % Finer vs Particle size


    100
    90
    80
    70
    60
    % Finer

    50
    40
    30
    20
    10
    0
    2 0.2 0.02
    D (mm)
    Table 1

    Diameter of Mass retained (g) % Retained Cumulative % retained % Finer


    particle (mm)
    4.75
    2.36
    1.18
    0.6
    0.3
    0.15
    0.075

    3. In a compaction test, following information were derived: (11)

    Test Cycle 1 2 3 4 5 6
    Water Content, w(%) 6.2 8.1 9.8 11.5 12.3 13.2
    Bulk Unit Weight, γbulk (kN/m3) 16.9 18.7 19.5 20.5 20.4 20.1
    Add last three digits of your roll(ID no.) x 10 to each w and γb[ example: if
    -3

    last three digits are 023 then for water content of 6.2, your actual figure will be
    6.2+(023/1000)=6.23+0.023=6.253 ]

    (a) Determine the maximum dry unit weight and optimum water content. (b) What is
    the dry unit weight and water content at 95% standard compaction, dry of optimum?
    (c) Determine the degree of saturation at the maximum dry density. (d) Plot the zero
    air voids line and show entrapped air too.
    Assume Gs=2.64
    Use appropriate graph paper and show all calculation steps in the graph paper

    4. A sedimentation analysis by the hydrometer method was conducted with 50 g of oven (5)
    dried soil. The volume of soil suspension is V= 1000 cm3. The hydrometer reading
    Ra= 16.5 after 1 hr of the commencement of the test. Given: Cm= 0.5, L (effective)=13
    cm, Co=+3.50, Gs=2.65 and η=0.01 poise. Calculate the smallest particle size which
    would have settled a depth of 13.0 cm and % finer than this size.Temperature of test
    was 25oc and use a temperature correction of +1.3 .

    5 The data obtained from a liquid limit test of a clay sample is given below. (8)

    No of test 1 2 3 4
    Water content (%) 68+X 60+X 45+X 38+X
    Number of blows (N) 7 10 32 48
    Where, X = (0. last 2 digit of your ID)

    Draw the flow curve on a semi-log paper and determine the liquid limit and flow index
    of the soil.

    6 In the Terzaghi Lab,min dry unit wt of a sand sample was found 1337+X. Doing sand (6)
    replacement method in the field, unit wt of the sand sample was gained 1417+X
    kg/m3. If the compacted wt and volume of the sand was found 4.4 kg and 0.002 m3
    respectively,what is the “relative density” of that sand sample?
    Where, X = (0. last 2 digit of your ID) kg/m3 .(Example: if your roll is 201911147,
    1337.47 kg/m3)

    7 For a given sandy soil, emax = 0.75 and emin = 0.4. If specific gravity of field soil is 2.68 (4)
    and in the field, the soil is compacted to a moist unit weight of 17.6 kN/m3 at a
    moisture content of 12% determine the relative density of compaction.

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