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    This document contains 8 questions regarding a tutorial on geotechnical engineering concepts including permeability, stress in soils, and groundwater flow. The questions involve calculating hydraulic conductivity and seepage velocity from a constant head permeability test; determining head difference to maintain a flow rate in another constant head test; calculating hydraulic conductivity from falling head permeability test data; estimating permeability ratio in a layered soil; calculating hydraulic conductivity from pumping test data; plotting stress diagrams and calculating effective stress changes for a layered soil under different groundwater conditions; and calculating factor of safety against heaving and maximum depth of cut for a layered soil with artesian pressure.

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    This document contains 8 questions regarding a tutorial on geotechnical engineering concepts including permeability, stress in soils, and groundwater flow. The questions involve calculating hydraulic conductivity and seepage velocity from a constant head permeability test; determining head difference to maintain a flow rate in another constant head test; calculating hydraulic conductivity from falling head permeability test data; estimating permeability ratio in a layered soil; calculating hydraulic conductivity from pumping test data; plotting stress diagrams and calculating effective stress changes for a layered soil under different groundwater conditions; and calculating factor of safety against heaving and maximum depth of cut for a layered soil with artesian pressure.

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    Faculty of Civil & Environmental Engineering

    Department of Infrastructure & Geomatic Engineering

    Subject: Geotechnics I (BFC 21702)


    Tutorial: CHAPTER 4 & 5 (Permeability and stress in soil)

    1. The results of a constant-head permeability test for a fine sand sample having a diameter
    of 150 mm and a length of 300 mm are as follows:
    Constant-head difference = 500 mm
    Water collected in 5 min = 350 cm3
    Void ratio of sand = 0.61
    Determine:
    a) Hydraulic conductivity, k (cm/sec)
    b) Seepage velocity
    2. In a constant-head permeability test, the length of the specimen is 150 mm and the cross-
    sectional area is 3167 mm2. If k = 0.062 cm/sec and a rate of flow of 160 cm3/min has to be
    maintained during the test, what should be the head difference across the specimen? Also,
    determine the discharge velocity under the test conditions.

    3. The following data are for a falling-head permeability test:


    Length of the soil sample = 150 mm
    Area of the soil sample = 1964 mm2
    Area of the standpipe = 25 mm2
    At time t = 0, head difference = 400 mm
    At time t = 8 min, head difference = 200 mm
    a) Determine the hydraulic conductivity of the soil (cm/sec).
    b) What was the head difference at t = 6 min?

    4. A layered soil is shown in Figure 1. Given that;


    H1 = 1 m k1 = 10-4 cm/sec

    H2 = 1 m k2 = 2.8 x 10-2 cm/sec

    H3 = 2 m k3 = 3.5 x 10-5 cm/sec


    Estimate the ratio of equivalent permeability, kH(eq)/kV(eq).

    UTHM | MOHD FAIRUS YUSOF 1


    Figure 1: Layered soil

    5. Refer to Figure 2 for field pumping from a well. For a steady state condition, given:
    q = 0.85 m3/min
    h1 = 5.65 m at r1 = 60 m
    h2 = 4.85 m at r2 = 30 m
    Calculate the hydraulic conductivity (cm/sec) of the permeable layer.

    UTHM | MOHD FAIRUS YUSOF 2


    6. A soil profile consisting of three layers is shown in Figure 3.
    Plot the pressure diagram of , u, and ' at points A, B, C, and D.

    Figure 3
    What is the change in effective stress at point C if
    a) the water table drops by 2 m?
    b) the water table rises to the surface up to point A?
    c) the water level rises 3 m above point A due to flooding?

    7. Refer to Figure 4.
    a) Plot the effective pressure diagram at point A, B and C.
    b) If the ground water table rises to 2 m below the ground surface, what will be the net
    change in effective stress at point C?
    c) How high should the groundwater table rise so that the effective stress at C is 120
    kN/m2?

    Figure 4

    UTHM | MOHD FAIRUS YUSOF 3


    8. A 10 m thick layer of stiff saturated clay is underlain by a layer of sand. The sand is under
    artesian pressure. A 5.75 m deep cut is made in the clay.
    a) Determine the factor of safety against heaving at point A.
    b) Calculate the maximum depth of cut that can be made in the clay.

    UTHM | MOHD FAIRUS YUSOF 4

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