BFC 21702

CONFIDENTIAL

UNIVERSITI TUN HUSSEIN ONN

MALAYSIA

ANSWER SCHEME- TEST I

SEMESTERI I
SESSION 201
4/201
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COURSE NAME : GEOTECHNIC

SI

COURSE
CODE : BFC2170
2

PROGRAMME : 2 BFF

EXAMINATIONDATE : MARCH2015

DURATION : 1 HOUR AND 30 MINUTES

INSTRUCTION : ANSWERALL QUESTIONS

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Q1 (a) (i) Define the transported soil. List three major types of transported soils and described how
each is formed.

Answer: The transported soil are formed by the deposition of sediments that have been
transported from their places of origin by various agent.
(1 mark)
Types of transported soil
1. Glacial soils- formed by transportation and deposition of glaciers
2. Alluvial soils Transported by running water and deposited along stream
Any
3. Lacustrine soils fromed by deposition in quiet lakes
three
4. Marine soils formed by deposition in the seas
5. Aeolian soils formed by transported and deposited by wind
6. Colluvial soils formed by movement of soil by gravity
(3 marks)

(ii) The amount of moisture content in the fine grain soil will influence their
characteristic. Explain briefly the liquid state, plastic state, semisolid state and solid
state of the soil.

Answer:

Liquid state the soil able to flow as liquid

Plastic state the soil can be molded into any desired shape without rupture
Semisolid state- the soil cannot be molded without visible cracks appearing Solid
state the soil become solid and no further volume change occurs since all the
water in the soil has been removed.
(4 marks)

(b) Sieve and hydrometer analysis have been performed on a soil sample from Kahang, Kluang
Johor. The results of this test are shown in Figure Q1.

(i) Determine the percentage of gravel, sand, silt and clay of the soil sample
according to AASHTO classification system.

Answer:

From Figure Q1;

% gravel = 100 97 = 3%

% sand = 97 58 = 39%

% silt = 58 47 = 11%

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% clay = 47 0 = 47%

(4 marks) (ii) Estimate the effective size, the coefficient of uniformity and
the coefficient of gradation of the soil sample.

Answer:

Effective size, D10 = 0 (1 mark)

D30 = 0 (1 mark)

D60 = 0.09 (1 mark)

D60 0.09
coefficient of uniformity, Cu = = =0 (1 mark)
D10 0

=
(D30)2 = (0)2 = 0 (1 mark) coefficient
of gradation, Cc D D60 00.09
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(iii) From the Atterberg limit test, the liquid limit (LL) is 26% and plastic limit (PL) is
14%. If the sieve size of the sieve No. 10, No. 40 and No. 200 are 2.0 mm, 0.425
mm and 0.075 mm respectively, classify the soil according to AASHTO soil
classification system. Show your steps of classification in detail.

Answer:

From Figure Q1, % passing at No. 200 sieve = 76% more than 35%, so refer
to Silt-clay material table. (2
marks) Possibility of the groups are A-4, A-5, A-6 and A-7.
(2 mark) Given the LL = 26% and PL = 14%.

Base on the Atterberg limit and Table Q1, group A-6 is suitabale for the given
data.

(4 marks)

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Q2 (a) Briefly explain with the aid of sketches what are three phase diagram and two phase
diagrams that normally used in determining weight volume relationship.

(6 marks)

Answer:-

Three phase diagram for partially saturated condition.

Two phase diagrams for saturated and dry conditons.

[3 x 2M = 6M]

(b)Please derive that the moist unit weight of soil in the follwing form.

(Gs+e.Sr)
moist = w
1+e

(4 marks)

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Answer:-

(c)The wet unit weight of a soil sample is 18.55 kN/m 3. Its specific gravity of solids and water
content are 2.72 and 12.3%, respectively.

Determine the:

(i) dry unit weight (kN/m3)

(5 marks)

Answer:-

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(ii) void ratio, e

(5 marks)

Answer:-

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(iii) degree of saturation.

(5 marks)

Answer:-

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Fine Coarse
CLAY SILT GRAVEL
SAND

Figure Q1: Particle size distribution of Kahang, Kluang soil sample

Soil Classification

PI = -LLPL

Cu = D60
D10

c= (D30D) 2

CD
10 60

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TABLE Q1: AASHTO Soil Classification System

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TABLE Q2: Various forms of relationship for g, gd and gsat

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