Basic formulas for geotechnical engineering

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A handy reference formula for use in geotechnical analysis and design FieldΒ  Given Below :

  1. 𝐼𝑓=π‘Š1βˆ’π‘€2log10𝑁2/𝑁1
  2. 𝐼𝑑=𝐼𝑝𝐼𝑓
  3. 𝐢𝑒=𝐷60𝐷10
  4. 𝐢𝑐=𝐷302𝐷60𝐷10
  5. 𝐼𝑃=0.73 (π‘€πΏβˆ’20)
  6. 𝐼𝑃=π‘€πΏβˆ’π‘€π‘ƒ
  7. 𝐼𝑠=π‘€π‘ƒβˆ’π‘€π‘†
  8. 𝐼𝐿=π‘€βˆ’π‘€π‘ƒπΌπ‘ƒ
  9. 𝐼𝑐=π‘€πΏβˆ’π‘€πΌπ‘ƒ
  10. 𝐴=𝐼𝑝𝐹where 𝐹 is clay fraction (Activity)
  11. 𝑅𝐷=π‘’π‘šπ‘Žπ‘₯βˆ’π‘’π‘’π‘šaπ‘₯βˆ’π‘’π‘šπ‘–π‘›=1/𝛾𝑑,π‘šπ‘–π‘›βˆ’1/𝛾𝑑1/𝛾𝑑,π‘šπ‘–π‘›βˆ’1/𝛾𝑑,π‘šπ‘Žπ‘₯
  12. π‘˜1π‘˜2=tan𝛼1tan𝛼2 (non homogeneous)
  13. π‘˜=πΆπ›Ύπ‘€πœ‡π‘’31+𝑒𝑑2
  14. 𝐾=π‘˜πœ‡π›Ύπ‘€(absolute permeability)
  15. π‘˜=π‘žπœ‹ln(π‘Ÿ2/π‘Ÿ1)𝑧22βˆ’π‘§12 (Permeability in unconfined aquifer)
  16. π‘˜=π‘ž2πœ‹π‘ln(π‘Ÿ2/π‘Ÿ1)𝑧2βˆ’π‘§1 (Permeability in confined aquifer)
  17. π‘˜β„Ž=π‘˜1𝐻1+π‘˜2𝐻2𝐻1+𝐻2 (effective horizontal permeability in stratified soils)
  18. π‘˜π‘£=𝐻1+𝐻2𝐻1π‘˜1+𝐻2π‘˜2 (effective vertical permeability in stratified soils)
  19. π‘˜π‘’=βˆšπ‘˜β„Žπ‘˜π‘£(effective permeability)
  20. π‘˜=π‘ŽπΏπ΄π‘‘lnβ„Ž1β„Ž2 (falling head permeability test)
  21. π‘˜=π‘žπΏπ΄β„Ž(constant head permeability test)
  22. π‘ž=π‘˜π‘’β„Žπ‘π‘“π‘π‘‘Β (seepage discharge)
  23. πœŽπ‘§=3𝑄2πœ‹1𝑧2 (11+(π‘Ÿπ‘§)2 )52 (Boussinesq’s formula)
  24. πœŽπ‘§=𝑐𝑄2πœ‹1𝑧2 (1𝑐2+(π‘Ÿπ‘§)2 )32 where 𝑐=√1βˆ’2πœ‡2βˆ’2πœ‡(Wesrwegaard’s formula)
  25. πœŽπ‘§=2π‘žπœ‹π‘§(11+(π‘₯𝑧)2)2 (line load)
  26. πœŽπ‘§=π‘žπœ‹(2πœƒ+sin2πœƒ) whereΒ πœƒ=tanβˆ’1𝑏𝑧(stress under centre of strip load of width 2𝑏 )
  27. πœŽπ‘§=π‘žπœ‹(2πœƒ+sin2πœƒsin2βˆ…)Β where 2πœƒ=𝛽1βˆ’π›½2Β π‘Žn𝑑2βˆ…=𝛽1+𝛽2 ( strip eccentric point)
  28. πœŽπ‘§=π‘ž(1βˆ’cos3πœƒ) whereΒ πœƒ=tanβˆ’1𝑅𝑧(stress under centre of circular load)
  29. sinβˆ…=𝜎1βˆ’πœŽ3𝜎1+𝜎3 (for cohesion less soils)
  30. sinβˆ…=(𝜎1βˆ’πœŽ3)/2𝑐cotβˆ…+(𝜎1+𝜎3)/2 (for cohesive soils)
  31. 𝜎1=2𝑐tan𝛼+𝜎3tan2𝛼where 𝛼=45+βˆ…2
  32. tanβˆ…=𝜏𝜎(shear box test for cohesion less soils)
  33. 𝑇=π‘πœ‹π·2(𝐻2+𝐷6) (if both top and bottom surfaces contributes)
  34. 𝑇=π‘πœ‹π·2(𝐻2+𝐷12) (if only bottom surface contribute)
  35. 𝑆𝑖=π‘žπ΅Β 1βˆ’πœ‡2𝐸 𝐼𝑓 (immediate settlement )
  36. 𝑆𝑓=𝑆𝑝(𝐡𝑓𝐡𝑝𝐡𝑝+0.3𝐡𝑓+0.3)2 (settlement of footing based on plate settlement)
  37. Δ𝑒=𝐡(Ξ”πœŽπ‘)+𝐴𝐡(Ξ”πœŽπ‘‘) (Skempton’s pore pressure parameters)
  38. π‘ž=π‘šπ‘ƒ+π‘˜is stress path equation whereΒ βˆ…=tanβˆ’1π‘šΒ and 𝑐=π‘˜/cosβˆ…
  39. 𝐢𝑐=Δ𝑒log10𝜎0+Ξ”πœŽπœŽ0
  40. 𝐢𝑐=0.009 (π‘€πΏβˆ’10) (for normally consolidated soil)
  41. 𝐢𝑐=0.007 (π‘€πΏβˆ’10) (for over consolidated soil)
  42. Δ𝑒1+𝑒0=Δ𝐻𝐻
  43. π‘šπ‘£=Δ𝐻/π»Ξ”πœŽ0
  44. 𝑐𝑣=π‘˜π›Ύπ‘€π‘šπ‘£
  45. 𝑇𝑣=𝑐𝑣𝑑𝑑2
  46. 𝑇𝑣=πœ‹4π‘ˆ2 whenΒ π‘ˆβ‰€0.6
  47. 𝑇𝑣=βˆ’0.933 log10(1βˆ’π‘ˆ)βˆ’0.085 whenΒ π‘ˆ>0.6
  48. 𝑆𝑓=𝐢𝑐𝐻1+𝑒0 log10𝜎0+Ξ”πœŽπœŽ0
  49. 𝑆𝑓=πΆπ‘Ÿπ»1+𝑒0 log10πœŽπ‘πœŽ0+𝐢𝑐𝐻1+𝑒0 log10𝜎0+Ξ”πœŽπœŽπ‘
  50. π΄π‘Ÿ=𝐷02βˆ’π·π‘–2𝐷𝑖2
  51. 𝑆𝑛=𝑐𝑒𝐹𝛾𝐻
  52. π‘žπ‘’=𝑐𝑁𝑐+π‘žπ‘π‘ž+0.5 𝛾 𝐡 𝑁𝛾 (Terzaghi’s strip)
  53. π‘žπ‘’=1.3 𝑐𝑁𝑐+π‘žπ‘π‘ž+0.4 𝛾 𝐡 𝑁𝛾 (Terzaghi’s square)
  54. π‘žπ‘’=1.3 𝑐𝑁𝑐+π‘žπ‘π‘ž+0.3 𝛾 𝐡 𝑁𝛾 (Terzaghi’s circle)
  55. π‘žπ‘’=(1+0.3𝐡𝐿) 𝑐𝑁𝑐+π‘žπ‘π‘ž+(1βˆ’0.2𝐡𝐿)0.5 𝛾 𝐡 𝑁𝛾 (Terzaghi’s rectangle)
  56. π‘žπ‘’=𝑐𝑁𝑐𝑆𝑐𝑑𝑐𝑖𝑐+π‘žπ‘π‘žπ‘†π‘žπ‘‘π‘žπ‘–π‘ž+0.5 𝛾 𝐡′ 𝑁𝛾 𝑆𝛾𝑑𝛾𝑖𝛾 (Meyerhof)

𝐡′=π΅βˆ’2𝑒π‘₯Β and 𝐿′=πΏβˆ’2 𝑒𝑦

  1. π‘žπ‘›π‘’=𝑐𝑁𝑐(Skempton

𝑁𝑐=5(1+0.2𝐷𝑓𝐡)(1+0.2𝐡𝐿)

Limiting value of 𝐷𝑓/𝐡 𝑖𝑠 2.5

  1. 𝑄𝑒=π‘Šβ„Žπœ‚β„Žπ‘†+𝐢 (ENR) where 𝐢=2.54Β π‘π‘šΒ π‘“π‘œπ‘ŸΒ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘Β β„Žπ‘Žπ‘šπ‘šπ‘’π‘ŸΒ π‘Žn𝑑 0.254Β π‘π‘šΒ π‘“π‘œπ‘ŸΒ π‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘šΒ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘šπ‘šπ‘’π‘Ÿ
  2. 𝑄𝑒=π‘Šβ„Žπœ‚β„Žπœ‚π‘π‘†+𝐢2 (Hiley)

where 𝐢=𝐢1+𝐢2+𝐢3

𝐢1=9.05𝑅𝐴 with dolley and 𝐢1=1.77𝑅𝐴 without dolley and 𝐢2=0.657𝑅𝐿𝐴 𝐢3=3.55𝑅𝐴 𝐿=πΏπ‘’π‘›π‘”π‘‘β„ŽΒ π‘œπ‘“Β π‘ƒπ‘–π‘™π‘’Β π‘–π‘›Β π‘šΒ π‘…=π‘ƒπ‘–π‘™π‘’Β π‘π‘Žπ‘π‘Žπ‘π‘–tπ‘¦Β π‘–π‘›Β π‘‘π‘œπ‘›π‘›π‘’π‘ =0.1𝑄 𝐴=π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘ π‘ Β π‘ π‘’π‘π‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›Β π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ŽΒ π‘œπ‘“Β π‘π‘–π‘™π‘’Β π‘–π‘›Β π‘π‘š2

πœ‚π‘=π‘Š+𝑒2π‘ƒπ‘Š+𝑃 whenΒ π‘Š>𝑃

πœ‚π‘=π‘Š+𝑒2π‘ƒπ‘Š+π‘ƒβˆ’(π‘Šβˆ’π‘’π‘ƒπΈ+𝑃)2 whenΒ π‘Š<𝑃𝑒

  1. 𝑄𝑒=π‘Šβ„Žπœ‚β„Žπ‘†+𝑆02 (Danish) 𝑆0=√2πœ‚β„Žπ‘Šβ„ŽπΏπ΄πΈ
  2. 𝑄𝑒=𝐴𝑝𝑐𝑁𝑐+𝐴𝑠𝛼𝑐 (clays)
  3. 𝑄𝑒=𝐴𝑝𝑐𝑁𝑐+π΄π‘ πœ†(πœŽΜ…+2𝑐) (clays)
  4. 𝑄𝑒=π΄π‘πœŽΜ…Β π‘π‘ž+π΄π‘ πœŽΜ…Β π‘˜tan𝛿(sands)Β πœŽΜ…Β π‘–π‘›π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘ π‘’Β π‘’π‘π‘‘π‘œΒ 15Β π‘‘Β π‘‘π‘’π‘π‘‘β„Ž
  5. 𝑄𝑒=𝑁(𝐴𝑝𝑐𝑁𝑐+𝐴𝑠𝛼𝑐) or 𝑄𝑒=(𝐴𝑔𝑝𝑐𝑁𝑐+𝐴𝑔𝑠 𝑐) (Group)
  6. π‘π‘Ž=π‘˜π‘ŽπœŽΜ…βˆ’2π‘βˆšπ‘˜π‘Ž+𝑒
  7. 𝑝𝑝=π‘˜π‘πœŽΜ…+2π‘βˆšπ‘˜π‘+𝑒
  8. π‘˜π‘Ž=1βˆ’sinβˆ…1+sinβˆ…andΒ π‘˜π‘=1+sinβˆ…1βˆ’sinβˆ…
  9. 𝐻𝑐=2π‘π›ΎβˆšπΎπ‘ŽΒ and unsupported vertical cut =2𝐻𝑐
  10. π‘˜π‘Ž=sin2(𝛽+βˆ…)sin2𝛽sin(π›½βˆ’π›Ώ) (1+√sin(βˆ…+𝛿)sin(βˆ…βˆ’π‘–)sin(π›½βˆ’π›Ώ)sin(𝛽+𝑖))2 (Coulomb’s active )
  11. π‘˜π‘=sin2(π›½βˆ’βˆ…)sin2𝛽sin(𝛽+𝛿) (1βˆ’βˆšsin(βˆ…+𝛿)sin(βˆ…+𝑖)sin(𝛽+𝛿)sin(𝛽+𝑖))2 (Coulomb’s passive )
  12. π‘˜π‘Ž=cosπ›½βˆ’βˆšcos2π›½βˆ’cos2βˆ…cos𝛽+√cos2π›½βˆ’cos2βˆ…andΒ π‘ƒπ‘Ž=π‘˜π‘Žπ›Ύβ„Ž22cos𝛽 (Inclined backfill)
  13. π‘˜π‘=cos𝛽+√cos2π›½βˆ’cos2βˆ…cosπ›½βˆ’βˆšcos2π›½βˆ’cos2βˆ…and 𝑃𝑝=π‘˜π‘π›Ύβ„Ž22cos𝛽 (Inclined backfill)
  14. 𝑁𝑐=15+12(π‘βˆ’15)Β π‘€β„Žπ‘’π‘›π‘>15Β π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘Β π‘π‘=π‘Β π‘€β„Žπ‘’π‘›Β π‘β‰€15 (dilatancy)
  15. 𝑖𝑐=πΊβˆ’11+𝑒(Quick sand condition)
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