TUGAS-04

SI 5222 MASALAH STABILITAS DALAM GEOTEKNIK

Hanli Wijaya
(25016057)

MAGISTER TEKNIK SIPIL REKAYASA GEOTEKNIK

FAKULTAS TEKNIK SIPIL DAN LINGKUNGAN
INSTITUT TEKNOLOGI BANDUNG
2017
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SOAL 1
A series of triaxial tests was carried out on a clay soil, the cell pressure in each being constant at 200 kN/m 2.
The shear strength parameters were found to be c= 0 and =24.
a. If, in the undrained test, the pore pressure at failure was 125 kN/m2, what was the maximum seviator
stress?
3 = 200
= 125
3 = 200 125 = 75
1 3
=
1 + 3
)
1 75
sin(24 = = 1 = 177.95
1 + 75
= 1 3 = 177.95 75 = 102.95
The maximum deviator stress is 102.95 kPa

b. If, in the consolidated undrained test, the maximum deviator stress was 160 kN/m2, what was the pore
pressure at failure?
3 = 200
= 160

1 = 200 + 160 = 360

1 3
=
1 + 3

(1 ) ( 3 ) (360 ) (200 )
sin(24 ) = =
(1 ) + ( 3 ) (360 ) + (200 )
160
0.407 =
560 2

= 83.44

The maximum pore pressure at failure was 83.44 kPa

c. What was the maximum deviator stress in the drained test, if the back pressure was kept constant at 80
kN/m2.
3 = 200 80 = 120
1 3
=
1 + 3
1 120
sin(24 ) = = 1 = 284.72
1 + 120
= 1 3 = 284.72 120 = 164.72
The maximum deviator stress is 164.72 kPa

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SOAL 2
A cohesive soil is found to have undrained shear strength parameters of Cu = 35 kN/m2 and u = 17o.
a. In an undrained triaxial test, a specimen of the soil failed at a total axial stress of 360 kN/m 2. What was
the cell pressure?
= 35
= 17
1 = 360
1
sin = 2 (1 3 )
1
2 (1 + 3 ) + cot
1
(360 3 )
sin 17 = 2
1
(360 + 3 ) + 35 cot 17
2
1
(180 2 3 )
0.292 =
1
(180 + 2 3 ) + 114.48
3 = 145.51
The cell pressure was 145.51 kPa

b. What value for the undrained shear strength would be indicated by an unconfined compression test on a
specimen of this soil?
= 35
= 17

3 = 0
1
sin = 2 (1 3 )
1
2 (1 + 3 ) + cot
1

sin 17 = 2 (1 0)
1
2 (1 + 0) + 35 cot 17
1
0.292 = 2 (1 )
1
2 (1 ) + 114.48
1 33.43
= (1 ) = = 47.218
2 0.708
The undrained shear strength would be 47.218 kPa

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SOAL 3
A specimen of a clay was fully consolidated under a cell pressure of 200 kN/m 2 and then, when the drainage
valve closed the cell pressure was raised to 400 kN/m2. As the axial load was then increased the following
data were recorded:
Deviator Stress (Kpa) 0 30 60 90 120 150 210 224
Pore Pressure (kPa) 183 207 224 238 250 264 263 259

a. Plot the effective and total stress paths.

s3 Ds s1 u s1' s3' P q P' q'

kPa kPa kPa kPa kPa kPa kPa kPa kPa kPa
400 0 400 183 217 217 400 0 217 0
400 30 430 207 223 193 415 15 208 15
400 60 460 224 236 176 430 30 206 30
400 90 490 238 252 162 445 45 207 45
400 120 520 250 270 150 460 60 210 60
400 150 550 264 286 136 475 75 211 75
400 210 610 263 347 137 505 105 242 105
400 224 624 259 365 141 512 112 253 112

Stress Paths
Total Stress Paths Efektif Stress Paths
120

100

80
q, q' (kPa)

60

40

20

0
0 100 200 300 400 500 600
P, P' (kPa)

b. Compute pore pressure parameters Af and B

When the deviator stress is 0, then:
183
= = = 0.915
3 (400 200)
When the deviator stress is 224 (at failure), then:
= [3 + (1 3 )]
259 183 = 0.915[400 400 + ((24 + 400 400) (400 400))]
76 = 204.96
= 0.37
So B = 0.915 and Af = 0.37

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c. In another test on the same soil, the following values were recorded at failure p= 685 kPa and q =253
kPa. Plot the Kf-line and determine a,,c and
= + tan( )
253 = + 685 tan( ) (1)
= + tan( )
112 = + 253 tan( ) (2)
(2) (1)
253 = 112 253 tan( ) + 685 tan( )
141 = 432 tan( )
tan( ) = 0.326
= 18.08
= 112 253 tan( )
= 112 253 0.326
= 29.424
sin( ) = tan( )
= asin(0.326)
= 19.05
29.424
= = = 31.13
cos( ) cos 19.05
So, a = 29.424 kPa, =18.08o, c = 31.13 kPa, =19.05o
Plot Kf-line

Stress Paths
Total Stress Paths
Efektif Stress Paths
250

200
q, q' (kPa)

150
p'(kPa) q'(kPa)
100
0 29
100 62 50
200 95
0
300 127 0 100 200 300 400 500 600
400 160 P, P' (kPa)
500 193

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