1.

Classify the soil sample by using the AASHTO classification system

DESCRIPTION SOIL SAMPLE

% finer than No. 10 Sieve 73
% finer than No. 40 Sieve 50
% finer than No. 200 Sieve 23
LL 15
PI 7

ANSWER: A – 1 – B

2. Determine the Group Index of the soil sample in problem no. 1.

ANSWER: 0

3.
4. Classify the soil sample by using the AASHTO classification system

DESCRIPTION SOIL SAMPLE

% finer than No. 10 Sieve 63
% finer than No. 40 Sieve 45
% finer than No. 200 Sieve 37
LL 38
PI 2

ANSWER: A – 4

5. Determine the Group Index of the soil sample in problem no. 3.

ANSWER: -1. 38 therefore, 0

6. Classify the soil sample by using the AASHTO classification system

DESCRIPTION SOIL SAMPLE

% finer than No. 10 Sieve 89
% finer than No. 40 Sieve 77
% finer than No. 200 Sieve 17
LL 27
PL 14

ANSWER: A – 2 – 7

PI = 13
7. Determine the group index of the soil sample in problem no. 5

Answer: -2.37 therefore 0

Mass CMR CMP % Finer

Sieve No. Opening (mm)
Retained (g)
4 4.76 250 250 1130 81.88%

8 2.36 400 650 730 52.90%

16 1.18 100 750 630 45.65%

20 0.85 250 1000 380 27.54%

40 0.425 130 1130 250 18.12%

70 0.212 50 1180 200 14.49%

100 0.150 20 1200 180 13.04%

200 0.075 30 1230 150 0.11%

Pan 150 1380 0 0%

8. Complete the data in the given table (cmr,cmp,%finer)

9. Determine the modified % of the sand, silt, and clay in the given table using the standards of ASTM
10. Calculate the effective size
11. Calculate the uniformity coefficient
12. Calculate the gradation or curvature
13. Calculate the sorting coefficient
14. Calculate the suitability number and classify it
15. Using the aashto table, classify the soil
16. Determine the group index of the soil
CHAPTER 3

1. A pumping well test was made in sands extending to a depth of 15 m where an impermeable
stratum was encountered. The initial ground-water level was at the ground surface. Observation
wells were sited at distances of 3 and 7.5 m from the pumping well. A steady state was established
at about 20 hours when the discharge was 3.8 L/s. The drawdowns at the two observation well
were1.5 m and 0.35 m. Calculate the coefficient of permeability.

2. A layer of sand 6 m thick lies beneath a clay stratum 5 m thick and above abed thick shale. In order
to determine the permeability of sand, a well was driven to the top of the shale and water pumped
out at a rate of 36m3 /hr. Two observation wells driven through the clay at 15m and 30 m from
the pumping well and water was found to rise to levels of 3m and 2.4 m below the ground water
surface. Calculate the permeability of soil.

3. In a falling head permeability test, a soil sample of 7585mm2 cross-section and 210.2mm length
was subjected to a flow ofwaterfromastand-pipehavingcross-sectionalareaof730mm2. The stand-
pipe level changed from 1650mm to550mmabovereservoir datum duringatimeintervalof182sec.
Determine the coefficient of permeability of soil.

4. Constant head permeability test results:

Length of Sample (L) = 12 inches
Sample Diameter (cylindrical sample) = 2.0 inches
Constant Head Difference = 2.5 feet
Volume of Water Collected in 5 minutes: 20 cubic inches

Determine the coefficient of permeability for the tested soil. (in/s)

5. For a constant head laboratory permeability test on a fine sand, the following values are given:
Length of specimen = 10 in.
Diameter of specimen = 2.5 in.
Head difference = 18 in.
Water collected in 2 minutes = 0.031 cubic inches

Determine:
a. Hydraulic conductivity, k, of the soil (in./min.)
b. Discharge velocity
6.
7. Consider the case of pumping from a well in an unconfined permeable layer underlain by an
impermeable stratum. Given:

q = 26 ft3/min
H2 = 15.7 ft at R2 = 100 ft
H1 = 18.0 ft at R1 = 200 ft

Calculate the hydraulic conductivity (in ft/min) of the permeable layer.

8. A coarse-sand sample, 12 cm long and 7.3 cm in diameter, was tested in a constant-head

permeameter under a head of 100 cm for 1 min 12 s. The quantity discharged was exactly 5 liters.
Determine the coefficient of permeability.

9. Determine the volume through a soil sample 7.3 cm in diameter and 28 cm long under a constant
head of 100 cm if the coefficient of permeability is 5x 10-5 cm/s.

10. A falling-head permeability test was run on a soil sample 7.3 cm in diameter and 18 cm long. The
diameter of the standpipe was 1 cm. The water level in the standpipe dropped from 65 cm to 50
cm in 3 hrs. Determine the coefficient of permeability.

11. How much would the water level in Problem 9 be expected to drop for another 6 hrs?

12. The results of a constant head permeability test for a fine sand smaple having a diameter of 150
mm and a length of 300 mm are as follows:

Constant head difference = 500 mm

Water collected in 5 mins. = 350 cm3
Void ratio of the sand = 0.61

Determine a0 hydraulic conductivity, k (cm/sec)

13. b) seepage velocity

14. In a constant head permeability test in the laboratory are given:

L = 250 mm and A = 105 cm2. If the value of k = 0.014 cm/s and a volume of 120 cm3 must be
maintained through the soil what Is the head difference assuming the time is 1 min (h) across the
specimen? Also, determine the discharge velocity under the test conditions.
15.

16. In problem 13, what is the head difference at time = 5 minutes?

17.

18.

19. On problem 17, determine the height of the water level in the stand pipe after another 20 mins
and the time required for the water level to drop to 10 cm

20. A constant head test gives the ff. results

L= 18 in

A = 3.5 in2
 H = 28 in

V = 21.58in3

T=3mins

Solve for k.

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22. What is the hydraulic gradient if V = 225 cm/sec and k = 0.214 cm/s