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Dela Cruz, Carlo A. (Q186) Assignment No. 2

This document contains three multi-part questions about geotechnical properties of soil, including calculations related to compaction, permeability testing, and falling head permeability tests. Question 1 involves calculating dry unit weight and relative density given compaction data. Question 2 involves calculating head difference, discharge velocity, and seepage velocity from constant head permeability test data. Question 3 involves calculating coefficient of permeability, hydraulic gradient, flow rate, seepage velocity, and adjusted coefficient of permeability using data from a falling head permeability test.

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Dela Cruz, Carlo A. (Q186) Assignment No. 2

This document contains three multi-part questions about geotechnical properties of soil, including calculations related to compaction, permeability testing, and falling head permeability tests. Question 1 involves calculating dry unit weight and relative density given compaction data. Question 2 involves calculating head difference, discharge velocity, and seepage velocity from constant head permeability test data. Question 3 involves calculating coefficient of permeability, hydraulic gradient, flow rate, seepage velocity, and adjusted coefficient of permeability using data from a falling head permeability test.

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Running head: Geotechnical Properties of Soil 1

Dela Cruz, Carlo A. Foundation Engineering


BSCE – 5 Q186-CE18
2:00-5:00 PM
October 6, 2020
Tuesday and Thursday

ASSIGNMENT 2: POST-ASSESSMENT
Geotechnical Properties of Soil 2

1. The relative compaction of a sand in the field is 94%.The max. and min dry unit weights

of the sand are 16.2 kN/m3 and 14.9 m3 respectively.

a) Compute the dry unit weight in the field.

b) For field conditions compute the relative density of compaction.


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2. In a constant head permeability test in the laboratory, the following are given:

Length of soil specimen = 25 cm

Cross sectional area of soil specimen = 105 cm2

If the value of the hydraulic conductivity is 0.014 cm/sec.

and a flow rate of 120 cm3/min must be maintained

through the soil, determine the following:

a) Head difference across the specimen.

b) Discharge velocity under test condition.

c) Seepage velocity if the porosity of soil sample is 0.20.


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3. The data from a falling head test as shown in the figure:

Diameter of standpipe – 6 mm

Initial head – 92 cm

Final head – 85 cm

Duration of test – 12 min

Length of soil sample – 30 cm

Diameter of permeameter is 40 cm.

a) Determine the coefficient of permeability in cm/min at 20֯C.

b) Determine the hydraulic gradient.

c) Determine the rate of flow of water in the soil.

d) Compute the seepage velocity if the porosity of the soil is 0.25.

e) Determine the coefficient of permeability if the temp. during measurement was 22֯C.
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