STUDENT NAME: ______________________ MCGILL I.D.
NUMBER: ______________
LIST OF FORMULAE – Final Exam
PHASE RELATIONS
v v vw Mw M Ms
e= v n= v S= w= = Gs =
vs v vv Ms V wVs
Gs + Se Gs w w Gs w S
= .w d = S = d = d =
1+ e 1+ e e 1+ w
w+ w S
s
PARTICLE & GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION ATTERBERG LIMITS
D ( D30 ) 2 w − PL
Cu = 60 Cc = PI = LL− PL LI =
D10 ( D10 )( D60 ) PI
FIELD INVESTIGATIONS
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Ncor = CN NF C N = 9.78 (in SI units)
o
PRINCIPLE OF EFFECTIVE STRESS
h h − 4T
= + u K= Ko = hc =
v v w g d
STEADY STATE SEEPAGE
Bernoulli’s Equation: ht = z + hp + hv Where, ht = total head; z = position head; hv = velocity head
aL h
Falling head permeability test: k= ln o
A(t1 − t o ) h1
CONSOLIDATION SETTLEMENT ONE-DIMENSIONAL CONSOLIDATION THEORY
u 2u
1. NC soil Basic equation: = cv 2
t z
Cc H + k c t
Sc = log o cv = ; time factor Tv = v 2
1 + eo o mv w H
2. OC soil (OCR 1 but c o +)
Cr H +
Sc = log o
1 + eo o
3. OC soil (OCR 1 but c < o +)
Cs H C H +
Sc = log c + c log o
1 + eo o 1 + eo c
SHEAR STRENGTH
f = c + tan
1 = 3 tan 2 (45 + ) + 2c tan (45 + )
2 2
u = B 3 + A( 1 − 3 )
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STUDENT NAME: ______________________ MCGILL I.D. NUMBER: ______________
vertical stress under the
centreline of a circular area
carrying a uniform pressure
foundation
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