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    This document contains answers to 5 questions related to civil engineering. Question 2 involves calculating seepage loss from a dam section using a flow net analysis. Question 3 uses Steinbrenner's method to calculate vertical stress increment below a foundation. Question 4 analyzes slope stability using the Swedish circle method. It provides a slice analysis, calculates restoring and driving moments, and determines a factor of safety. Question 5 uses Coulomb's earth pressure theory with a Cullman line construction to determine active thrust on a retaining wall.

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    This document contains answers to 5 questions related to civil engineering. Question 2 involves calculating seepage loss from a dam section using a flow net analysis. Question 3 uses Steinbrenner's method to calculate vertical stress increment below a foundation. Question 4 analyzes slope stability using the Swedish circle method. It provides a slice analysis, calculates restoring and driving moments, and determines a factor of safety. Question 5 uses Coulomb's earth pressure theory with a Cullman line construction to determine active thrust on a retaining wall.

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    Civil 5CVO10

    Civil 5CVO10

    Faculty of civil engineering

    Answers to the questions 2-5 (assignment 2)


    2016

    D.C Kehelpannala
    Date of submission: 29-02-2016
    Question 2
    A dam section is shown in Figure 1. Assume hydraulic conductivity of the permeable layer (for
    any direction) is 4 x 10-2mm/s. Draw a flow net and calculate the seepage loss of the dam in
    m3/day (15%).

    Question 3
    The plan of a foundation is shown in Fig.2. The uniform pressure on the soil is 45 kN/m2.
    Determine the vertical stress increment due to the foundation at a depth of 4 m below the
    point X by Steinbrenner's method. (15%)
    Question 4
    A proposed cutting of a certain slope is to have the dimensions shown in Fig.3. The
    embankment consists of two soils, both with bulk densities of 19.3 kN/m3. The upper soil has
    C= 7.2 kN/m2 and ϕ = 30°, whilst the lower soil has C = 32.5 kN/m2 and ϕ = 0 (20%)

    a) Draw the slip circle to a convenient scale


    b) Divide the circle in to suitable number of slices
    c) Draw the triangle of forces for the normal and tangential components and investigate
    the stability of the embankment using Swedish method of slices analysis.

    Question 5

    6m high retaining wall with a granular soil backfill is shown in Fig.4. Given that ϒ=20 kN/m3, ϕ
    = 35°, θ= 5°,δ = 10° determine the active thrust per meter length of the wall using graphical
    solution of Coulomb’s (Cullman line construction) earth-pressure theory. (20%)
    Answer for question 2

    Number of flow channel (Nf) = 4


    Numbers of potential drops (Nd) =12
    Head loss (h) =20
    Coefficient of permeability (k) = 4×10-2 cm/s
    To find the seepage we can use the equation,

    Q=Kh
    Nf
    Nd → Seepage= (4 x 10 −2
    x 10
    −3
    M/S) x 20 x 4/12 ₓ60ₓ60ₓ24
    = 23.04 m3/day

    By using the theory of super position we can find the total vertical stress increment due to the
    depth of 4m below the point X by finding the vertical stress increments of each rectangular
    sections. To find the vertical stress increment by using Steinbrenner’s method (σ=IQ), where Q=
    45KN/m²

    Answer for question 3


    Section M (b/h) N(L/h) Influence factor
    A 1.5/4 = 0.375 4.5/4 = 1.125 0.094
    B 0.5/4 = 0.125 4.5/4 = 1.125 0.031
    C 1.5/4 = 0.375 2.5/4 = 0.625 0.077
    D 0.5/4 = 0.125 1.5/4 = 0.375 0.022

    Vertical stress increment at point X below 4m (σ₄)

    σ₄ = (0.094x2 + 0.031x2 + 0.077x2 –0.021 x2) 45


    = ( 0.188+ 0.062 + 0.154 – 0.042) 45
    = (0.362)45
    = 16.29KN

     The vertical stress increment = 16.29KN


    Answer for question 4

    Slice Angle Area Weight N T

    0 27 0.000015 Negligible Negligible negligible

    1 23 1.09 21.09 19.413 -8.240

    2 15 3.10 59.83 57.791 -15.490

    3 07 4.86 93.80 93.010 -11.43

    4 0 6.40 123.52 123.520 0

    5 07 7.72 148.99 147.890 18.160

    6 15 8.81 170.03 164.241 44.001

    7 23 9.66 186.44 171.619 72.850

    8 32 8.13 156.91 133.067 83.151

    9 38 7.30 140.89 111.021 86.739

    10 47 6.20 119.66 81.610 87.513

    11 57 4.68 90.32 49.193 75.752

    12 73 2.21 42.65 12.47 40.791

    By taking moment about the center of rotation,

    Sliding moment = r ∑T
    Restoring moment = r (crθ+∑Ntanф)

    So the factor of safety for a specimen with two soil layers with different properties can be given
    as,
    r ( c ∅ + c' ∅ ' ) + ∑ N (tanф+ tan ф ' )
    F=
    ∑T

    By substituting the values of the cohesion and the frictions of each soils,

    Factor of safety=
    10.228 ( 7.2∗55
    180
    π 32.5∗53 π
    +
    180 )+ 772.572( tan 0) +387.36(tan 30)
    437.795

    10.228 (6.912+30.063 ) +223.642


    ¿
    437.795

    = 1.375

     The slope is safe (because, Where Factor of safety › 1, the slope is safe)
    Answer for question 5
    To determine the active thrust per meter length of the wall using graphical solution of
    coulombs (Cullman line construction) earth- pressure theory,

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