HGE - QUIZ 2 SITUATION 3: The result of a

consolidated drained tri-axial soil

SITUATION 1: A column is to be test conducted on a normally
supported by a square footing 2.00 m consolidated clay are as follows:
on a side, on a founding depth of 1.00 Chamber confining pressure = 250 kPa
m into a cohesionless soil deposit. Deviator stress at failure = 350 kPa
The unit weight of the soil is 16 kN/m3
and the angle of internal friction is 7. Evaluate the angle of friction of
25°. Using Terzaghi’s formula for the soil sample in degrees.
general shear failure. Use Nc=25.13, A. 32.05 C. 36.87
Nq=12.72, Ny=8.34. B. 24.31 D. 26.56
1. Evaluate the contribution of the
depth of embedment to the ultimate 8. Evaluate the shear stress on the
bearing capacity of the soil, in kPa. failure plane in kPa.
A. 193.2 C. 197.8 A. 128.05 C. 201.32
B. 203.5 D. 209.4 B. 159.48 D. 178.91

2. Contribution of the footing 9. Evaluate the normal stress on the

dimension to the ultimate bearing plane of maximum shear in kPa.
capacity of the soil, in kPa. A. 352.96 C. 425.00
A. 80.1 C. 133.4 B. 600.00 D. 525.00
B. 93.6 D. 106.8
10. A 450 kN is transmitted by a
3. Concentric load, in kN, that the column footing onto the surface
footing can safely support, using a through a square footing 1.5 m on a
factor of safety of 3.0 against side. Assuming that the force exerted
bearing capacity failure. on the underlying soil formation
A. 449.2 C. 413.7 spreads on 2V:1H, evaluate the
B. 364.4 D. 388.5 pressure (kPa) exerted in footing on
a soil 2.7 m below it.
SITUATION 2: In accordance with the A. 35.05 C. 200.00
Buosinesq theory, the vertical stress B. 25.51 D. 55.40
at a point below the center of a
flexible circular area in a semi- 11. A normally consolidated clay
infinite, homogeneous, isotropic soil located below ground surface has 3 m
mass due to a uniform load is given by thickness and void ratio of 1.1. The
the expression uniform load acting on the ground
P = q (1-1/N) surface is 40 kPa.
N = [1+(r/z)^2]^1.5 Ave. effective stress at the top of
clay = 56 kPa
4. Evaluate the bearing pressure, in Ave. effective stress at the midpoint
kPa, exerted by the footing onto the of clay = 80 kPa
supporting soil by a 4-m diameter Pre-consolidation pressure = 130 kPa
circular footing that is transmitting Compression index = 0.45
a column load of 1500 kN. Swell index = 0.06
A. 77.9 C. 110 Compute the primary consolidation
B. 119 D. 99.5 settlement in mm.
A. 20 C. 150
5. Evaluate the vertical stress, in B. 15 D. 4
kPa, at a depth 6 meters below the
center of the footing. 12. A clay layer consolidates after 6
A. 25.5 C. 17.5 years when its thickness is 5.70 m and
B. 22.6 D. 19.6 the void ratio is 1.08. Assuming Cα =
0.04, estimate the secondary
6. How deep, in meters, below the compression settlement in the next 15
footing would the pressure be reduced years.
to 1/10 of the pressure at the base of A. 59 mm C. 50 mm
the footing? B. 71 mm D. 42 mm
A. 8.41 C. 9.01
B. 6.95 D. 7.42 13. A 10-m thick layer of soft clay
has an initial void ratio of 1.2.
Under a compressive load applied above SITUATION 7: A group of 9 piles with
it, the void ratio decreased by one- 3 piles in a row was driven into a
half. Evaluate the reduction in the soft clay extending from ground level
thickness of the clay layer, in meters. to a great depth. The diameter and the
A. 3.27 C. 2.37 length of the piles were 30 cm and 10
B. 2.73 D. 3.71 m respectively. The unconfined
compressive strength of the clay is 70
SITUATION 5: A strip footing of width kPa and Nc = 9. If the piles were
3 m is founded at a depth of 2 m below placed 90 cm center to center
the ground surface in a soil having a
cohesion c = 30 kN/m2 and angle of 20. Compute the allowable load on the
shearing resistance Φ = 35°. The water pile group-based block failure for a
table is at a depth of 5 m below ground factor of safety of 2.5.
level. The moist weight of soil above A. 2025.45 kN C. 1736.10 kN
the water table is 17.25 kN/m3. Use Nc B. 2430.54 kN D. 3038.18 kN
= 57.8, Nq = 41.4, Ny = 42.4.
14. Determine the ultimate bearing 21. Compute the allowable load on the
capacity of the soil pile group-based individual pile for
A. 4780 kN/m2 C. 4560 kN/m2 a factor of safety of 2.5.
2
B. 4259 kN/m D. 5438 kN/m2 A. 1267.7 kN C. 1056.4 kN
B. 3169.2 kN D. 3803.0 kN
15. Determine the net safe bearing
pressure of the footing if the water 22. Compute the allowable load for
table rises to the ground level for FS each pile for a factor of safety of 3.
= 3. The saturated unit weight is 18.5 A. 352.1 kN C. 507.1 kN
kN/m3. B. 422.6 kN D. 633.9 kN
A. 1002.07 kN/m2 C. 997.33 kN/m2
B. 2992.00 kN/m2 D. 3006.2 kN/m2 SITUATION 8: Given the following data
for the footing shown:
16. Determine the net safe bearing
pressure of the footing if the water
table is 1.25 m below ground level for
FS = 3. The saturated unit weight is
18.5 kN/m3.
A. 1302.45 kN/m2 C.1560.22 kN/m2
B. 1408.00 kN/m2 D.1664.30 kN/m2

SITUATION 6: A prestressed concrete

pile, 300 mm x 300 mm in cross-section,
is to be driven in a clayey soil (γ =
18.5 kN/m3). The design pile has a
design capacity of 450 kN. Use factor
of safety of 2. The unconfined
compression shear strength, qu of the
soil is 110 kPa. Use Nc = 9. 23. Considering the self-weight of the
footing, compute the maximum soil
17. What is the end bearing capacity pressure in the isolated footing.
of pile in kN. B = 2 a = 0.6 m d1 = 1.5 m
A. 44.6 C. 62.7 L = 3 b = 0.6 m d2 = 0.75 m.
B. 58.6 D. 75.4 Footing thickness, t = 0.6 m
Unit weight of concrete = 23.5 kN/m3
18. Compute the skin friction in kN Column load, P = 700 kN
expected to develop along the shaft of A. 204.2 kPa C. 256.8 kPa
the pile. B. 236.7 kPa D. 218.3 kPa
A. 855.5 C. 754.2
B. 963.2 D. 689.1 24. Neglecting the weight of the
footing, compute the length of footing
19. Compute the length of the pile if base in contact with soil.
the frictional constant α = 0.6. B = 2 a = 0.6 m d1 = 1.5 m
A. 14.5 m C. 21.6 m L = 3 b = 0.6 m d2 = 0.5 m.
B. 28.4 m D. 18.5 m Footing thickness, t = 0.6 m
Unit weight of concrete = 24 kN/m3
Column load, P = 800 kN
A. 333.33 kPa C. 355.60 kPa
B. 387.40 kPa D. 325.60 kPa

25. Neglecting the weight of the

footing, compute the maximum soil
pressure in the isolated footing.
B = 2 a = 0.6 m d1 = 1.5 m
L = 3 b = 0.6 m d2 = 1.0 m.
Footing thickness, t = 0.6 m
Unit weight of concrete = 23.5 kN/m3
Column load, P = 800 kN
Moment about the major principal axis
of footing = 640 kN-m
A. 767 kPa C. 453 kPa
B. 889 kPa D. 627 kPa

ANSWER KEY:
1. B
2. D
3. C
4. B
5. C
6. D
7. B
8. B
9. C
10. B
11. B
12. A
13. B
14. B
15. A
16. A
17. A
18. A
19. C
20. B
21. A
22. A
23. D
24. C
25. B