Soil Mechanics Practice Problems

35 problems · Geotechnical Engineering

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EasyDarcy's lawgroundwater
Using Darcys law, what is the groundwater discharge for hydraulic conductivity k = 1 × 10-4 m/s, hydraulic gradient i = 0.02, and gross cross-sectional flow area A = 100 m2?

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  1. Groundwater Discharge by Darcy's Law · Easy
  2. Water Content of a Soil Sample · Easy
  3. Void Ratio from Porosity · Easy
  4. Dry Unit Weight from Moisture Content · Easy
  5. Effective Stress in Saturated Soil · Medium
  6. What the SPT N-Value Measures · Easy
  7. Factor of Safety from Forces · Easy
  8. Relative Density of Sand · Medium
  9. Degree of Saturation from Water Content · Medium
  10. Saturated Unit Weight from Void Ratio · Medium
  11. Seepage Flow Rate from a Flow Net · Hard
  12. Time for 50 Percent Clay Consolidation · Hard
  13. Relative Compaction from Proctor Test · Easy
  14. Equivalent Vertical Permeability · Hard
  15. Active Thrust on a Retaining Wall · Hard
  16. USCS Class of a Fine-Grained Soil · Medium
  17. USCS Classification of a Clean Sand · Medium
  18. Plasticity Index from Atterberg Limits · Easy
  19. USCS Classification of a High-LL Silt · Medium
  20. USCS Classification of Clean Gravel · Medium
  21. Primary Consolidation Settlement of Clay · Medium
  22. Drainage Path of a Double Drained Clay · Easy
  23. Time to 50 Percent Consolidation · Hard
  24. Time to 90 Percent Consolidation · Hard
  25. Overconsolidation Ratio of Clay · Easy
  26. Rankine Ka for Level Granular Backfill · Easy
  27. Active Force on a Retaining Wall · Medium
  28. Location of Active Earth Pressure Force · Easy
  29. Surcharge Force on a Retaining Wall · Medium
  30. Retaining Wall Sliding Factor of Safety · Medium
  31. Dry Sand Infinite Slope Factor of Safety · Easy
  32. Infinite Slope Safety with Cohesion · Hard
  33. Infinite Slope with Pore Pressure · Hard
  34. Pore Pressure Effect on Slope Stability · Easy
  35. Limiting Angle of a Dry Infinite Slope · Easy