UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS UNIVERSITEITSEKSAMENS. UNISA le GTE3601 OctobertNovember 2015 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING Ill (THEORY) Duraton 3 Hours 100 Marks EXAMINERS . FIRST NRHNDLOvU ‘SECOND PROF MILUNGA Use of a non-programmable pocket calculator Is permissible. Closed book examination. ‘This exammation question paper remains the property of the University of South Africa and may not be ‘removed from the examination venue. This examination question paper consists of 4 pages including the cover page PLUS 1 (\) formula sheet. INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES ‘Answer all the questions Use pencil for drawing and blue/black pen for writing IF THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE IS NOT COMPLETE PLEASE ASSUME, AND SPECIFY THE REQUIRED VALUE AND CONTINUE WITH THE EXAM PAPER CLOSED BOOK EXAMINATION [TURN OVER]GTE3601 OctiNov 2015 Question 1 114 Fora normally consolidated clay soll, the following values are given Void ratio Hydraulic conductivity, k (emisec) 44 10.300 x 10” 09 0120x 107 Estimate the hydraulic conductivity of the clay at a void ratio of 079, using the following formular e de l+e (10) 12 Figure 1 shows three layers of soil in a pipe with a square cross-section, 100 mm x 100 mm Water is supplied to maintain a constant-head difference of 300 mm ‘across the sample The hydraulic conductivities of the soils in the direction of flow through them are as follows: ‘Soil Hydraulic conductivity, k (cm/sec) _| A 40x 107 B 3.1.x 10" Cc 4.7.x 107 Figure 1 Calculate the rate of water supply in em*/hr. (10) [20 marks] [TURN OVER]GTE3601 Oct/Nov 2015 Question 2 A flow net for flow around a single row of sheet piles in a permeable soil layer is shown in Figure 2. Given that k, = kz = k= 5 5x 10° cmisec, determine the following 21 How high (above the ground surface) the water will nse if plezometers are placed at points a and b ®) 22 The total rate of seepage through the permeable layer per unit length 3) 23° The approximate average hydraulic gradient at c (4) {20 marks] ‘Question 3 31 In general, the soil settlement caused by loads 1s be divided into three broad categones, list and discuss them in detat! (15) 32 There are several laboratory methods now available to determine the shear strength Parameters of vanous soil specimens in the laboratory. List and brefly descnbe these methods. (15) [30 marks} [TURN OVER]GTE3601 Oct/Nov 2015 Question 4 Figure 3 shows a retaining wall The unit weight of concrete is 24 kNim® and the wall retains on its vertical face, soll with an equivalent density of 16 kNim?. The angle of internal friction for the in-situ soil (@) is 45° The retained soil also carries a surcharge load of 5 KN/m?. The safety factor for overtuming shall be 2.8. Plot the pressure distribution diagram — > SEN Im? 03 3.1m SOIL 12m 03 Figure 3 £30 marks] TOTAL MARKS [100] © UNISA 2015 4 [END]FORMULA SHEET 2 2 Pg Bees any, =-rate fait Meltercteey taper rc Eh L oA afd ) T=Ko=— 2 = 2 fi Fela a © UNISA 2015 [END]