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The document outlines a series of engineering problems related to soil mechanics, including calculations of axial and radial strains, volumetric strains, and Poisson's ratio for a cylindrical soil sample. It also involves plotting stress distributions with varying groundwater levels and determining stress increases due to pole loads and rectangular foundations. Additionally, it addresses the effects of line loads and specific geometric parameters on stress at given points in the soil profile.

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The document outlines a series of engineering problems related to soil mechanics, including calculations of axial and radial strains, volumetric strains, and Poisson's ratio for a cylindrical soil sample. It also involves plotting stress distributions with varying groundwater levels and determining stress increases due to pole loads and rectangular foundations. Additionally, it addresses the effects of line loads and specific geometric parameters on stress at given points in the soil profile.

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1. A cylindrical soil, 75 mm in diameter and 150 mm long, is axially compressed.

The length
decreases to 147 mm and the radius increases by 0.3 mm. Calculate:
a. The axial and radial strains
b. The volumetric strains
c. Poisson’s ratio
2. Plot the distribution of total stress, effective stress, and porewater pressure with depth for
the soil profie shown in Figure 1. Neglect capillary action and pore air pressure.

Figure 1
3. If the groundwater in problem 2 were (a) to rise to the surface, (b) to rise 2 m above the
surface, and (c) to rapidly decrease from 2 m above the surface to 1 m below its present
level, determine and plot the distributions of vertical effective and total stresses and
porewater pressure with depth.
4. A pole is held vertically on a soil surface by three equally spaced wires tied to the top of
the pole. Each wire has a tension of 1 kN and is inclined at 458 to the vertical. Calculate:
a) The increase in vertical stress at a depth 1 m below the surface
b) The amount of elastic settlement below the axis of the pole if E = 40 MPa and n = 0.45
5. A rectangular foundation 4 m 3 6 m (Figure 2) transmits a stress of 100 kPa on the surface
of a soil deposit. Plot the distribution of increases of vertical stresses with depth under
points A, B, and C up to a depth of 20 m. At what depth is the increase in vertical stress
below A less than 10% of the surface stress?
Figure 2

6. A line load of q per unit length is applied at the ground surface as shown in Figure 3. Given
q = 44kN/m

Figure 3
7. Refer to Figure 4. Given: α1 = 90°; α2 = 90°; a = 1.5 m; a1 = 3 m; a2 = 3 m; b = 1.5 m; q1
= 40 kN/m; q2 = 30 kN/m. Determine σz at M and N.

Figure 4

Figure 5

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