UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS UNIVERSITEITSEKSAMENS UNISA lex GTE3601 January/February 2016 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING III (THEORY) Duration 3 Hours 100 Marks EXAMINERS FIRST MR H NDLOVU SECOND PROF MILUNGA Use of a non-programmable pocket calculator 1s permissible Closed book examination This examination 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 (i) formula sheet INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES ‘Answer all the questions Use pencil for drawing and blue/black pen for wnting 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 JAN/FEB 2016 Question 1 WW A falling head test was performed on a clay specimen The following results were obtained ‘+ Invttal head = 1 69 m + Final Head = 0 706 m ‘+ Duration of test = 3.9 minutes ‘+ Specimen length = 150 mm ‘+ Specimen diameter = 50 mm ‘+ Stand Pipe diameter = 7 5 mm + Temperature = 22°C Calculate the hydraulic conductivity (10) 12 A layer of sand, 2 m thick 1s confined between impermeable rock below and 38 m thick impermeable clay on top of it The water table was at 0 85 m below the surface before a field test for hydraulic conductivity commenced Dunng the test, water was pumped from a central well at a rate of 120 Limin and the drawdown of the water table was noted in two observation wells on a radial line and at distances of 5 and 35 m from the central well The water table dropped 3 m below the surface in the well, to 1 8 min the nearest well and to 13 m below the surface in the furthest well. Determine the permeability of the soil in m/s if the temperature of the soil water was 22°C at the time of testing (10) [20 marks] (TURN OVER]GTE3601 JAN/FEB 2016 Question 2 A 500 kN/m? flexible stnp load is 4 m wide and infinitely long, as in Figure 1 below Calculate the vertical stress caused by load at a depth of 2 m, at positions C to D. The positions have been chosen symmetncal on opposite sides of the centreline in order to ilustrate the vanation of the sign of the angle 3 Figure 1 [20 marks] Question 3 A retaining wall 1s in Figure 2 below The wall retains compacted soil with a unit weight of 20 kN/m® with an angle of repose of 22 55° and a surcharge load of 3 kN/m* 31 Calculate the overtuming moment (15) 32 Calculate the factor of safety (15) 0.6m 03m 3m + 3m Retaned Compacted Soil Density =20kN/m" 03m [30 marks] Figure 2 [TURN OVER}GTE3601 JAN/FEB 2016 Question 4 44 42 43 ‘A2m thick layer (two way drainage) of saturated clay under a surcharge loading underwent 90% primary consolidation in 65 days Find the coefficient of consolidation of clay for the pressure range (10) For a 30 mm thick undisturbed clay specimen as descnbed in (41) above, how long will it take to undergo 90% consolidation in the laboratory for the similar consolidation pressure range” (tt) Define the following concepts 431. Normally consolidated clay (3) 432 Over consolidated clay (3) 433 Over consolidation ratio @ [30 marks] TOTAL MARKS [100] © UNISA 2015 [END]GTE3601 JAN/FEB 2016 FORMULA SHEET FOS, RoEW,+W.tWs+Ws + Wu Kal Lk k=2 3032 Jog fiat of AL ty ‘ael\h} — he sAg= {18 +sin Beos(B +23) e UNISA 2015 {END}