Geotechnical Engineering: a practical problem solving approach

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GEOTECHNICAL

ENGINEERING

A Practical Problem Solving Approach

N. Sivakugan

I Braja M. Das

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GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING

A Practical Problem 'Solving Approach

Nagaratnam Sivakugan

&

Braja M. Das

Geotechnical Engineering:

A Practical Problem Solving

Approach

covers

all

of the major

.geotechnical topics in the simplest

possible way adopting a hands-on

approach with a very strong practical

bias. Engineers

arc

problem solvers.

Developing problem-solving skills is one

of the key learning outcomes expected

of engineering students and this book

provides just that. 60-70% of the book

is devoted to practical problem solving

and 30-40%

covers

fundament.al

concepts.

KEY FEATURES

• om'J"<

carefully

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solved problems with

a wide range of difficulty level- from simple

to challenging

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GeoStudio that can be used for solving a

wide range of geotechnical problems

• Presents the material in the mosl

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manner

possible

while

still including

enough

detail to

solve

the

problems

• Demonstrates theory mrough practical problem

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less

reliance

on

matbcrnatics

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both soil mechanics and [oandolion

engineering in one book

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GEOTECHNICAL

ENGINEERING

A Practical Problem Solving Approach

N. Sivakugan

I

Braja M. Das

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J.

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Sivakugan, Nagaratnam, J

956-Geotechnical engineering:

a practical problem solving approach

I by Nagaratnam Sivakugan and Braj.

M.

Das.

p.em.

Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-60427-016-7 (pbk. : alk paper)

1. Soil mechanics. 2. Foundations. 3. Earthwork. l. Das. Braja M .•

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Review

Exercises ... 71

Chapter 6 Permeability and Seepage ... 73

6.2 Bernoulli's Jiquation ... 73

6.3 Darcy's Law ... 76

6.4 Laboratory and field Permeability Tests ... 77

6.5 Stresses in Soils Due to Flow ... 81

6.6 Seepage ... 82

6.7 Design of Granular Fiiters ... 86

6.8 Equivalent Permeabilities for One·dimensional Flow ... 87

6.9 Seepage AnalYSis U,ing SEEPIW ... 89

Re\~ew Exercises ... 103

Chapter 7 Vertical Stresses Bene.th Loaded Are ... 115

7.1 lntroduclion ... 115

7.2 Stresses Due to Point Loads ... 116

7.3 Stresses Due to Line Loads ... " ... 118

7.1 Stresses Under the Comer of a Uniform Rectanl,'lllar l.oad ... 118

7.5 2:1 Distribution Method ... 123

7.6 Pressure Isobars Under Flexible Uniform Loads ... 124

7.7 Newmark's Chart.. ... 124

7.8 Stress Computations Using SIGMA/W ....... 129

Worked Examples.. ... 133

Chapter 8 Consolidation ... 139

8.1 Introduc(ion ... , ... \39

8.2 One-dimensional Consolidation ... 140

8.3 Consolidation Test ... 143

8.4 Camputation of Final Consolidation Settlemeot. ... 150

8.5 Time Rate of Consolidation ... , ... 153

8.6 Secondary Compression ... 159

Worked E.,.mplcs ... 165

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Contents vii

ChapteJ' 9 Shear Strength ... 181

9.2 Mohr Cirdes ... 11>1 9 .3 Mohr-Coulomb Fail" re Criterion ... 186

904 A Common Loading $ltuation ... 187

9.5 Mohr Cirdes and Failure Envelopes in Terms

of"

and 'T ... 190

9.6 Drained and Undrained Loading Situations ... 191

9.7

Triaxial

Test ... 193

98 Direct Shear Test... .. ... 200

9.9 Skempton's Pore Pressure Parameters ... 202

9.10 O'J

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Relatiollship at I'ailure ... 205

9.11 Stress Paths ... 206

Worked Examples ... 21 0 I(eview Exercises ... 217

Chapter 10 Lateral Earth Pressnres ... 225

10.2 At·rest State ... 226

10.3 Rankine's Earth Pressure Theory ... 230

lOA Coulomb's Earth Pressure Theory ... 237

Worked E~amples ... , ... , ... 210

Chapter 11 Site Investigation ... , ... 251

11.2 Drilling arid Sampling ... .253

11.3 In Situ Tests ... , .. " ... 257

1104 Laboratory Tests ... 276

11.5 Site Investigation Report... ... 276

Chapter 12 Shallow Foundalions ... 289

12.1 Introduction ... , ... 289

12.2 Design Criteria ... 290

12.3 Bearing Capacity of i\ Shallow Foundation ... 291

12.4 Pressure Distributions Beneath Eccentrically Loaded Footings ... 30J 12.5 Introduction to Raft Foundation Design ... 304

12.6 Settlement in a Granular Soil ... 310

12.7 Settlement in a Cohesive Soil ... 319

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Vlii Contents

Chapter 13 Deep Foundatinns ... _ ... 341

13.2 Pile Materials ... _ ... 342

13.3 Pile Installation ... _ ... 345

13.4 Load Carrying Capacity of a Pile-Static Analysis ... 347

13.5 Pile-Driving Formulae ... 354

13.6 Pile Load 'fest ... , ... " ... ~ .. ~ ... " .... ".,,.,--.. -<"H.,~ .. ~.' ... ,, •..•. ... <0"" ... " ... ; 0 " • • ," . • . • , . , , . . . 355

13.7 Settlement of a Pile ... 357

13.8 Pile Group ... 361

Worked E.xamples ... " ... .365

Review Exercises ... " ... 373

Chapter 14 Earth Retaining Sttuctures ... m . . . 377

14.2 Design of Retaining Walls ... 379

14.3 Cantilever Sheet Piles ... 385

14.4 Anchored Sheet Piles ... , ... 395

14.5 Braced ExcavatiOllS ... , ... 399

WOTked Examples ... .404

Review £xercises ... 415

Chapter 15 Slope Stability ... 421

15.2 Slope Failure and Safety Factor ... 422

15.3 Stability of Homogeneous Undrained Slopes ... 423

15.4 Taylor's Stability Charts for c'

-q,'

Soils ... 427

15.5 Infinite Slopes ... , ... ..429

15.6 Method of Slices ... , ... 432

15.7 Stability Analysis Using SLOPE/W ... 435

Worked Examples ... .443

Review Exerdses ... 449

Chapter 16 Vibrations of Fowtdations ... .453

16.1 Introduction ... m ... .453

16.2 Vibration Theory-General ... , ... .454

16.3 Shear Modulus and Poisson's Ratio ... 463

16.4 VeTtical Vlbration of Foundations- Analog Solution ... _ ... , ... , ... .465

16.5 Rocking Vibration of Foundations ... , ... .469

16.6 Sliding Vibration of Foundations ... _ ... , ... 475

16.7 Torsional Vibration of !'oundations ... 478

Review Exercises ... , ... .483

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Preface

We both have been quite successful as geotechnkal engineering teachers. In

Geotechnical

Engi-neering: A Practical Problem Solving Approach,

we have tried to cover

every

major geotechnical

topic in the simplest way possible. We have adopted a hands-on approach with a stCGng,

prac-tical bias. You willlcam the material through several worked examples that take geotechnkal

engineering principles and apply them to realistic problems

that

you are likely to encounter in

real-life field situations. This is our attempt to write a straightforward, no-nonsense,

geotechni-cal engineering textbook that will appeal to a new generation of students. This is said with no

disrespect to the variety of geotechnical engineering textbooks already available---each serves

a purpose.

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We have used a few symbols to facilitate quick referenciug and to call your at- ... rj):

tention to key concepts. This symbol appears at the end of a chapter wherever it is·",,; ..

necessary

to

emphaSize a partkular point and your need to understand it.

~ern'

del'

There are a few thoughtfully selected review exercises at the end of each chap-

'"

tec, and answers are given whenever possible. Remember, when you practice as a

professional engineer you will not get to see the solutions! You

will

simply design

with confidence and have it checked by a colleague. The degree of difficolty

in-creases with each review exercise. The symbol shown here appears beside the most

challenging problems.

We also try to IHLrturC the habit of self-learning through exercises that

re-late to topks not covered in this book. Here, you are expected to surf the

Web; or even better, refer to library books. The knowledge obtained from

both the research activity and the material itself

will

complement the

mate-rial from this book and is an integral part of learning. Such research-type

questions are identified by the symbol shown here. Today, the

www

is at your fingertips,

so this should not be a problem. There are many dedicated Web sites for geotechnical

re-sources and reference materials (e.g., Center for Integrating Information on

Geoengineer-ing at http://www.geoengineer.org). Give proper references for research-type questions in

your short essays. Sites like Wildpedia (http://en.wikipedia.org) and YouTube (http://www

.youtube.com) can provide useful information including images and video clips. To obtain the

best references, you mnst go to the library and conduct a proper literature search using

appro-priate key words.

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x Preface

We have included eight quizzes to test your comprehension, These are closed-book quizzes that should he completed within the specified times, They are de-sigll~d to make you think and show you what YOll have missed,

The site investigation chapter has a slightly different layout. lhe nature of this topic is quite descriptive and less rejiant on problem solving. It is good to have a dear idea of what the different in situ testing devices look like. For

this

reason, we have induded several quality photographs. The purpose of the site investigation exercise is to derive the soil pa rameters from the in situ test data. A wide range of empirical correlations that are used in practice are summarized in this chapter. Tests are included that are rarely covered in traditional textbooks-such as the borehole shear test and

the Ko

stepped blade test-and are followed by review questions that encourage the reader to review other SOurces of literature and hence nurture the habit of research.

Fotmdation Engineerlng is one of the main areas of geotechnical engineering; therefore, considerable effort was directed toward Chapters 12 and 13. which cover the topics of bearing capacity and settlements of shallow and deep foundations.

This is not a place for uS to document everything we know in geotechnical engineering, We realize

that

this is your first geotechnical engineering book and have endeavored (0 give sufficient breadth and depth covering

all

major topiCS in soil mechanics and foundation engineering.

A free DVD containing the

Student Edition

of

GeoStudio

is included with this book. It is

a

powerful software suite that can be used for solving a wide range of geotechnical problems and

is a

useful complement to traditional learning.

We are

grateful to

Mr.

Paul Bryden and the GeoStudio team for their advice and s~lpport.

We

are grateful LO the following people who have contributed either by feviewing 'hapters from the book

and

proViding suggestions for improvement Dr. Jay Amcratunga. Colfey Geo-technics; Ms. Julie Lovisa. James Cook University; Kieralee Rankine, Golder Associates; and Shailesh Singh, Colfey Gcotechnks; or by providing photogr~phs or data: Dr. Jay Ameratunga, Coffey Geotechnics; Mr. Mark Arnold, Douglas Parlners;

Mr.

Martyn Ellis, PMC. UK; sor Robin Fell, University of New South Wales; Dr. Chris Haberfield. Golder Associates; Profes-sor Silvano Marchetti, University of LAquila, Italy; Dr. Kandiah Firapakaran, ColTey Geotech-nics:

Dr.

Kirralee

Rankine,

Golder Associates; Dr.

Kelda

Rankine. Golder Associates;

Dr.

Ajant. Saehan.lIT Kanpur. India: Mr. Leonard Sands, Venezuela; Dr. Shailesh Singh, ColIey Geotech-nics; Mr. Bruce Stewart, Douglas Partner.; Professor David White, Iowa State University.

We wish to thank Mrs. Janke Das and Mrs. Rohini Siwkugan, who provided manuscript preparation

and

proofreading assistance. Finally, we wish to thank Mr. Tim Pletscher of). Ross Publishing for his prompt response to

all

our questions and

for his

valnable contributions at various

stages.

Geotechnical Engineering: a practical problem solving approach

GEOTECHNICAL

Geotechnical Engineedng/Civil Engineering

A Titlt

possible way adopting a hands-on

covers

manner

the Web Added Value™ Download Resource

amplet;, quizzes. and rcvic\\' exercises. The writing style is lean and

written

scholars \vith outstanding university careers who have also made

contribuliom

Contents

Preface , ... ix

Review

Triaxial

13.6 Pile Load 'fest ... , ... " ... ~ .. ~ ... " .... ".,,.,--.. -<"H.,~ .. ~.' ... ,, •..•. ... <0"" ... " ... ; 0 " • • ," . • . • , . , , . . . 355

Preface

prac-tical bias. You willlcam the material through several worked examples that take geotechnkal

disrespect to the variety of geotechnical engineering textbooks already available---each serves

There are a few thoughtfully selected review exercises at the end of each chap-

in-creases with each review exercise. The symbol shown here appears beside the most

both the research activity and the material itself

re-sources and reference materials (e.g., Center for Integrating Information on

appro-priate key words.

the Ko

Student Edition