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Problem Session 5

The document outlines a problem session for a Soil Mechanics course, detailing various tasks related to soil pressure calculations for a port construction project. It includes calculations of total stress, pore water pressure, and effective stress for different soil layers and scenarios, as well as experiments involving water flow through soil samples. The session is led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Müge Balkaya and Research Assist. İrem Toprak Gülnergiz.

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Problem Session 5

The document outlines a problem session for a Soil Mechanics course, detailing various tasks related to soil pressure calculations for a port construction project. It includes calculations of total stress, pore water pressure, and effective stress for different soil layers and scenarios, as well as experiments involving water flow through soil samples. The session is led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Müge Balkaya and Research Assist. İrem Toprak Gülnergiz.

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Soil Mechanics I, Fall 2024- 2025 Problem Session V

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Müge Balkaya, Research Assist. İrem Toprak Gülnergiz 28.11.2024

1. For a port construction project several A B


drillings have been performed. Those
drilling results show that a clay layer is
lying below a gravely layer. Ground water 4m GRAVEL
table is located at the sea level. Using the
dry= 1.96 g/cm3
data obtained from the laboratory test e=0.35
results determine change in total, effective
and pore water pressure values along the 2m
given A-A’ and B-B’ profiles. Assume
CLAY
there’s no capillarity. 3m s= 2.67 g/cm3
e=0.57
ROCK
A’ B’
2. According to the soil profile given below,
a. Calculate and plot the variation of total
stress, pore water pressure, and
effective stress with depth. Gravel
b. If the groundwater level is lowered by 5
m, calculate and plot the variation of the
new total stress, pore water pressure and
Clay
effective stress values with depth.
(S=50% will be considered for the
gravel layer.) (Capillarity will not be
taken into account.)
c. Solve part b again, assuming that the Rock
capillary area is 1 m.

3. In the constant head permeameter experimental setup shown in the figure;

a. Calculate the volume of water passing through the sample in 1 hour when container A is at I-I
level and the effective stress at the C-C level at the bottom of the soil sample.
b. Calculate the volume of water passing through the sample in 1 hour when container A is at II-II
level and the effective stress at the C-C level at the bottom of the soil sample.
Given: Sample has; cross-section area 78x10-4 m2, k=3 x 10-4 m/s, sat=2.1 t/m3,

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Soil Mechanics I, Fall 2024- 2025 Problem Session V
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Müge Balkaya, Research Assist. İrem Toprak Gülnergiz 28.11.2024

4. Calculate the total stress, pore water pressure and effective stress for the given soil profile at the
points A, B and C.

1,0 m

SAND = 18.5 kN/m3 2,0 m


G.W.T.
YASS 4,0 m
= 19 kN/m3
A

= 17 kN/m3 C 5,0 m
CLAY 1,0 m
B

SAND

5. An excavation of 10 m depth will be done in a


hard clay soil layer. Investigations show that
there is a sand layer at 16 m depth from the
ground surface which feeds an artesian well.
Water that jets out of the artesian well reaches
up to 2 m above the ground surface. The natural
unit weight of the clay layer is 19.5 kN/m3;
a) Calculate the total stress and pore
water pressure at the bottom of the
clay layer under the excavation
base.
b) To what depth the ground water
level must be lowered in order to
prevent soil heaving?

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