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Tutorial 2 CE407 S1 August 27 2022

This document contains a tutorial on site investigation techniques for foundation engineering. It includes 17 questions covering topics like standard penetration testing (SPT), cone penetration testing (CPT), soil classification, rock coring, sampling methods, and building foundation depth estimation. SPT, CPT and laboratory test data are provided, and students are asked to analyze the data, classify soils, calculate parameters, and recommend foundation depths. The goal is to help students learn practical site investigation and geotechnical analysis skills.

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Tutorial 2 CE407 S1 August 27 2022

This document contains a tutorial on site investigation techniques for foundation engineering. It includes 17 questions covering topics like standard penetration testing (SPT), cone penetration testing (CPT), soil classification, rock coring, sampling methods, and building foundation depth estimation. SPT, CPT and laboratory test data are provided, and students are asked to analyze the data, classify soils, calculate parameters, and recommend foundation depths. The goal is to help students learn practical site investigation and geotechnical analysis skills.

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INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

CE 407 S1 FOUNDATION ENGINEERING


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TUTORIAL 1 Date: August 27, 2022
Module 1: SITE INVESTIGATION Date of submission: Sep 2, 2022
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1) A bore hole of 100 mm diameter was drilled in a sandy soil deposit, An SPT
was also performed at intervals of 1 m. A donut hammer and a liner sampler
without the liner were used. Every care was taken to connect the road segments
firmly and to follow standard procedure. If the SPT blow counts at 2 m and 10 m
were, respectively, 4 and 20, what would be corresponding blow counts be if a
safety hammer has been used and if all recommended corrections are made. Water
table at the time of investigation is found to be at 2 m below the ground surface.
Unit weight of the soil above ground water table is 18 kN/m3 and below ground
water table is 20 kN/m3.

2) Field N-value = 15, Depth = 6 m below ground level, Soil Type: Fine sand
with trace mica, no water table was observed within this depth. Standard
penetration test was performed with standard split spoon sampler and hand
dropped donut hammer. Bore diameter was 100 mm. Find-out corrected SPT N
value. Take rod length as 6 m + 1.5 m above ground surface. Take:

3) Refer to the Table below for the set of SPT data that includes the N values for
every 1.5 m in a silty sand. The ground water table is at 2.6 m depth below ground
surface. The soil unit weight above ground water table is 15 kN/m3 and below
water table is 19 kN/m3. Unit weight of water to be taken as 10 kN/m3. Apply
corrections for measured SPT N values as per IS:2131. Assume that Safety
hammer, liner sampler with liner, standard bore hole was used. Rod length
correction factor was ignored. After correction, please plot the variation of
Corrected N with depth.

 
 
 
 

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4) A vane having dimensions of 75 mm in diameter and 150 mm in height was
used to test a deposit of soft alluvial clay and registered a torque of 270 N-m and
after remoulding at the same location, a torque of 23 N-m was registered. Take
plasticity index of the soil as 50%. Determine a value of the undrained shear
strength of the clay and sensitivity of the clay. Classify the soil based on its
sensitivity St. Sensitivity, St is defined as the ratio of unconfined compressive
strength of clay in undisturbed state to unconfined compressive strength of a same
clay in remoulded state at unaltered water content.

Table Sensitivity of clays

Sensitivity Classification

<1 Insensitive

1-2 Slightly sensitive

2-4 Medium sensitive

4-8 Very sensitive

8-16 Slightly quick

16-32 Medium quick

32-64 Very quick

>64 Extra quick

 
 
 
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5) A silty sand of density index Dr = 60% was subjected to standard penetration
test at a depth of 3 m. Ground water level occurred a depth of 1.5 m below the
surface of the soil which was saturated throughout and has a unit weight of 19.3
kN/m3. The field N count was 15.

During calibration of the test equipment, the energy applied to the top of the
driving rods (anvil) was measured as 350 Joules. Determine the N60 value for the
soil. Take CB = CS = 1 and CR = 0.75
 
6) The following data’s were obtained through SCPT (CPT) test

Indicate the soil classification by depth.


a) Plot the cone penetration test data given in Table 1 including friction ratio fr.
b) Estimate undrained shear strength at depth 5.5 m assuming the cone factor
Nk=18.
c) Estimate angle of shearing resistance of the soil () at depth 7.5 m using the
graph given in Figure 1.

Assume an average  =16.5 kN/m3 to GWT at depth 3 m, and sat =19.8 kN/m3
for below GWT.

 
 

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7) Please see field CPT data obtained at IIT Patna Boy’s hostel site. Please
arrange to classify the soil at different elevations. See Fig. IIT Patna.

8) A core advance of 1500 mm produced a sample length of 1310 mm consisting


of dust, gravel and intact pieces of rock. The sum of lengths of pieces 100 mm or
larger is 890 mm. Calculate the recovery ratio (LR) and RQD. Also comment on
the rating of the rock and establish the ratio of Ef /Elab using the table given below.
 

 
                        Note: RQD = x 100 (%)
 
9) Determine the area ratios for the following soil samplers and comment on the
nature of samples obtained in each of the samplers
 
 

 
 

10) Find the depth of exploration from ground level for the 30 x 50 m, 15 storey
building.
 

 
 
 
 

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Fig. IIT Patna

 
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