Soil Mechanics - indexChapter 1. Introduction - ufc_3_220_10n0005Appendix A: Design Manual 7.01 Soil MechanicsCCB Application Notes - ufc_3_220_10n0007Soil Mechanics - ufc_3_220_10n0008Naval Facilities Engineering Command Publications Transmittal Naval Facilities Engineering Command Publications Transmittal - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0010Naval Facilities Engineering Command Publications Transmittal - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0011Record of Document Changes - ufc_3_220_10n0012Record of Document Changes - ContinuedAbstract - ufc_3_220_10n0014Foreword - ufc_3_220_10n0016Soils and Foundations Design Manuals Figures - ufc_3_220_10n0020Figures - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0021Figures - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0022Figures - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0023Tables Tables - ContinuedAcknowledgments Chapter 1. Identification ID Classification of Soil and Rock Table 1. Principal Soil DepositsTable 1. Principal Soil Deposits - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0029Table 1. Principal Soil Deposits - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0030Table 1. Principal Soil Deposits - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0031Table 1. Principal Soil Deposits - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0032Section 3. Soil Identification Table 2. Visual Identification of SamplesTable 3. Unified Soil Classification System Table 3. Unified Soil Classification System - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0036Table 3. Unified Soil Classification System - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0037Table 3. Unified Soil Classification System - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0038Table 3. Unified Soil Classification System - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0039Figure 1. Extimated Compacness of Sand From Standard Penetration Test Fine-Grained SoilsSection 4. Soil Classification and Properties Table 4. Guide for Consistency of Fine-Grained SoilsFigure 2. Utilization of Atterberg Plasticity LimitsSection 5. Rock Classification and Properties Table 5. Soil Classification for Organic Soils Table 5. Soil Classification for Organic Soils - ContinuedTable 6. Typical Values of Soil Index Properties Table 6. Typical Values of Soil Index - ContinuedTable 7. Weathering ClassificationTable 8. Discontinuity SpacingClassification By Field Measurements and Strength Tests Table 9. Hardness Classification of Intact RockTable 10. Simplified Rock ClassificationCommom Sedimentary Rocks Commom Sedimentary Rocks - ContinuedCommom Metamorphic Rocks Table II. Engineering Classification For In Situ Rock QualityFigure 3. Strength Classification Section 6. Special Materials Table 12. Identification and Characteristics of Special Materials.Table 12. Identification and Characteristics of Special Materials. - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0062Table 12. Identification and Characteristics of Special Materials. - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0063Figure 4. Volume Change Potential Classifications For Clay Soils Collapsing SoilsFigure 5. Criterion for Collapse Potential Figure 6. Typical Collapse Potential Test Results Figure 7. Extreme Frost Penetration (in inches) Based Upon State AverageCoral and Coral Formation.Quick Clays References - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0073Chapter 2. Field Exploration, Testing, and Instrumentation Figure 1. Sample Boring LogSection 2. Published Soil and Geological MapsTable 1. Sources of Geological InformationTable 1. Sources of Geological Information - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0078Table 1. Sources of Geological Information - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0079Table 2. Remote Sensing Data - ufc_3_220_10n0080Table 2. Remote Sensing Data - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0081Table 2. Remote Sensing Data - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0082Table 2. Remote Sensing Data - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0083Limitations Table 2. Remote Sensing Data - ufc_3_220_10n0085Table 3. Onshore Geophysics for Engineering Purposes.Table 3. Onshore Geophysics for Engineering Purposes. - ContinuedTable 4. Offshore Geophysical MethodsTable 4. Offshore Geophysical Methods - ContinuedSection 5. Soil Borings and Test PitsTable 5. Types of Test BoringsTable 5. Types of Test Borings - ContinuedTable 6. Requirements for Boring LayoutTable 6. Requirements for Boring Layout - ContinuedTable 7. Requirements for Boring DepthsSealing Boreholes.Table 8. Use, Capabilities and Limitations of Test Pits and TrenchesSection 6. Sampling Table 9. Common Samplers for Disturbed Soil Samples and Rock CoresTable 9. Common Samplers for Disturbed Soil Samples and Rock Cores - ContinuedTable 9. Common Samplers for Disturbed Soil Samples and Rock Cores - Continued Table 10. Common Samplers for Undisturbed SamplesTable 10. Common Samplers for Undisturbed Samples - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0103Table 10. Common Samplers for Undisturbed Samples - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0104Rock Cores Figure 2. Standard Sizes, in Inches, for Casings, Rods, Core Barrels,and HolesTable 11. Sampling of Disintegrated Rock ZonesTable 12. Common Underwater SamplersTable 12. Common Underwater Samplers - ContinuedSection 7. Penetration Resistance Tests Cone Penetrometer Tests (CPT)Figure 3. Correlations Between Relative Density and Standard Penetration ResistanceFigure 4. Correlations of Standard Penetration ResistanceFigure 5. Shear Modulus vs. N Values (SPT) at Very Small StrainsTable 13. Procedures Which May Affect the Measured "N" ValuesTable 13. Procedures Which May Affect the Measured "N" Values - ContinuedFigure 6. Dutch Cone PenetrometerSection 8. Groundwater Measurements Table 14. Groundwater or Piezometric Level Monitoring DevicesFigure 7. Open Standpipe PiezometersFigure 8. Porous Element Piezometers Section 9. Measurement of Soil and Rock Properties In SituFigure 9. Sources of Error and Corrective Methods in Groundwater Pressure Measurements Figure 10. Vane Shear Test ArrangementDeformation Moduli Figure 11. Menard Pressuremeter EquipmentFigure 12. Analysis of Plate Bearing TestsPermeability Figure 13. Analysis of Permeability by Variable Head TestsTable 15. Shape Factors for Computation of Permeability From Variable Head Tests Table 15. Shape Factors for Computation of Permeability From Variable Head Tests - ContinuedFigure 14. Test Zone Isolation MethodsPercolation TestIn-Place Density Section 10. Field InstrumentationFigure 15. Example of Instrumentation Adjacent to a Building and Diaphragm WallLoads and Temperature.Table 16. Load and Temperature Devices in Walled Excavation ElementsTable 16. Load and Temperature Devices in Walled Excavation Elements - ContinuedChapter 3. Laboratory Testing Table 1. Requirements for Index Properties Tests and Testing StandardsTable 1. Requirements for Index Properties Tests and Testing Standards - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0144Table 1. Requirements for Index Properties Tests and Testing Standards - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0145Table 2. Requirements for Structural PropertiesTable 2. Requirements for Structural Properties - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0147Table 2. Requirements for Structural Properties - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0148Table 3. Requirements for Dynamic TestsTable 4. Requirements for Compacted Samples TestsTable 4. Requirements for Compacted Samples Tests - ContinuedTable 5. Soil Properties for Analysis and DesignTable 5. Soil Properties for Analysis and Design - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0153Table 5. Soil Properties for Analysis and Design - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0154Table 5. Soil Properties for Analysis and Design - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0155Table 5. Soil Properties for Analysis and Design - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0156Table 5. Soil Properties for Analysis and Design - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0157Structural Properties TestsCompaction TestsTable 6. Volume and Weight RelationshipsTable 6. Volume and Weight Relationships - ContinuedSection 3. Permeability Tests Section 4. Consolidation Tests Figure 1. Permeability of Sands and Sand-Gravel MixturesFigure 2. Consolidation Test RelationshipsVirgin Compression Figure 3. Preconsolidation Pressure vs. Liquidity IndexSecondary Compression - ufc_3_220_10n0168Figure 4. Approximate Correlations for Consolidation Characteristics of Silts and ClaysSection 5. Shear Strenght Tests Figure 5. Triaxial Apparatus SchematicFigure 6. Triaxial Shear Test RelationshipsTest Selection Figure 7. Correlations of Strength Characteristics for Granular SoilsType of Application.Section 6. Dynamic Testing Table 7. Capabilities of Dynamic Testing ApparatusSection 7. Tests on Compacted Soils Section 8. Tests On Rock Table 8. Test Procedures for Intact RockRock Quality Tests Table 9. Test Procedures for AggregateReferences - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0185Chapter 4. Distribution of Stresses Section 3. Stresses Beneath Structures and EmbankmentsVertical Stresses Beneath Regular LoadsFigure 1. Examples of Stress Conditions at a PointFigure 2. Formulas for Stresses in Semi-Infinite Elastic FoundationFigure 2. Formulas for Stresses in Semi-Infinite Elastic Foundation - ContinuedFigure 3. Stress Contours and Their ApplicationFigure 4. Influence Value for Vertical Stress Beneath a CornerFigure 5. Influence Value for Vertical Stress Under Uniformly Loaded Circular AreaFigure 6. Influence Value for Vertical Stress Under Embankment LoadFigure 7. Influence Value for Vertical Stress Beneath Triangular LoadFigure 8. Examples of Computation of Vertical StressFigure 9. Determination of Stress Below Corner of Uniformly Loaded Rectangular AreaFigure 10. Influence Chart for Vertical Stress Beneath Irregular LoadLayered Or Anisotropic Foundations Figure 11. Vertical Stress Contours for Square and Strip FootingsFigure 12. Influence Value for Vertical Stress Beneath a Corner of a Uniformly LoadedFigure 13. Influence Value for Vertical Stress Beneath Triangular LoadFigure 14. Influence Values for Vertical Stresses Beneath Uniformly Loaded Figure 15. Stress Profile in a Two-Layer Soil MassRigid Loaded AreaFigure 16. Contact Pressure Under (a) Rigid Footings (b) Flexible Foundation Figure 17. Influence Values for Vertical Stresses Around a Pile in an Elastic Solid Rigid Pipe Figure 18. Backfill Coefficients, Embankment Loads, and Load Factors for Rigid Conduits Figure 18. Backfill Coefficients, Embankment Loads, and Load Factors for Rigid Conduits - ContinuedFigure 19. Vertical Pressure on Culvert Versus Height of CoverFlexible Steel Pipe Figure 20. Pressure Transfer Coefficients for Corrugated Flexible ConduitsInitial Designs.Figure 21. Example of Ring DeflectionSection 5. Deep Underground Openings Figure 22. Conduits Beneath Embankments of Finite WidthOpenings in Rock Table 1. Overburden Rock Load Carried by Roof Support Openings In Soft Ground Figure 23. Load Action on Underground Openings in EarthPressure On Vertical Shafts Table 2. Loads For Temporary Supports in Earth Tunnels at Depths More ThanTable 2. Loads For Temporary Supports in Earth Tunnels at Depths More Than - ContinuedFigure 24. Coefficients for Active or Passive Pressures on Underground Cylindrical Section 6. Numerical Stress AnalysisChapter 5. Analysis of Settlement and Volume Expansion Figure 1. Consolidation Settlement AnalysisFigure 2. Profiles of Vertical Stresses Before ConstructionFigure 2. Profiles of Vertical Stresses Before Construction - ContinuedSection 3. Instantaneous Settlement Figure 3. Computation of Total Settlement for Various Loading ConditionsSettlement of Coarse-Grained Soils Table 1. Shape and Rigidity Factors I for Calculating SettlementsTable 1. Shape and Rigidity Factors I for Calculating Settlements - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0238Table 1. Shape and Rigidity Factors I for Calculating Settlements - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0239Table 2. Relationship Between Undrained Modulus and Overconsolidation RatioFigure 4a. Relationship Between Settlement Ratio and Applied Stress RatioFigure 4b. Relationship Between Initial Shear Stress and OverconsolidationFigure 5. Example of Immediate Settlement Computations in ClayFigure 6. Instantaneous Settlement of Isolated Footings on Coarse-Grained SoilsFigure 7. Settlement of Footings Over Granular Soils: Example Computation Using Schmertman's MethodFigure 7. Settlement of Footings Over Granular Soils: Example Computation Using Schmertman's Method - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0246Figure 7. Settlement of Footings Over Granular Soils: Example Computation Using Schmertman's Method - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0247Section 4. Primary and Secondary Settlements Table 3. Estimates of Coefficient of Consolidation (C+c,)Figure 8. Relation Between Settlement Ratio and Overconsolidation RatioTime Rate of Primary Consolidation Figure 9. Time Rate of Consolidation for Vertical Drainage DueFigure 10. Vertical Sand Drains and Settlement Time RateFigure 11. Nomograph for Consolidation With Vertical DrainageFigure 12. Effect of Drainage Conditions on Time Rate of ConsolidationSecondary Compression - ufc_3_220_10n0256Figure 13. Time Rate of Consolidation for Gradual Load ApplicationFigure 14. Coefficient of Consolidation from Field MeasurementsFigure 14. Coefficient of Consolidation from Field Measurements - ContinuedFigure 15. Procedure for Determining the Rate of ConsolidationFigure 15. Procedure for Determining the Rate of Consolidation - ContinuedFigure 16. Coefficient of Secondary Compression as Related to Natural Water ContentSection 5. Tolerable and Differential Settlement Table 4. Tolerable Settlements for Building Table 5. Tolerable Differential Settlement For Miscellaneous StructuresSection 5. Methods of Reducing or Accelerating Settlement Table 6. Methods of Reducing or Accelerating Settlement or Coping with SettlementTable 6. Methods of Reducing or Accelerating Settlement or Coping with Settlement - ContinuedBalancing Load by Excavation Figure 17. Surcharge Load Required to Eliminate Settlement Under FinalVertical Drains Table 7. Common Types of Vertical Drains Figure 18. Data for Typical Sand Drain InstallationFigure 19. Nomograph for Consolidation with Radial Drainage to Vertical Sand DrainFigure 20. Example of Surcharge and Sand Drain DesignFigure 20. Example of Surcharge and Sand Drain Design - ContinuedFigure 21. Allowance for Smear Effect in Sand Drain DesignSection 7. Analysis of Volume Expansion Table 8. Heave From Volume Change Table 8. Heave From Volume Change - ContinuedFigure 22. Computation of Swell of Desiccated ClaysChapter 5. Seepage and Drainage Figure 1. Flow Net Construction and Seepage AnalysisRules For Flow Net ConstructionSeepage QuantitySectiion 3. Seepage Control by Cut OffTable 1. Cut Off Methods For Seepage Control Table 1. Cut Off Methods For Seepage Control - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0290Table 1. Cut Off Methods For Seepage Control - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0291Supplementary Measures.Figure 2. Penetration of Cut Off Wall to Prevent Piping in Isotropic SandFigure 3. Penetration of Cut Off Wall Required to Prevent Piping Figure 3. Penetration of Cut Off Wall Required to Prevent Piping - ContinuedSection 4. Design of Drainage Blanket and Filters Figure 4. Design Criteria for Protective Filters - ufc_3_220_10n0297Figure 4. Design Criteria for Protective Filters - ContinuedFigure 4. Design Criteria for Protective Filters - ufc_3_220_10n0299Drainage Blanket Figure 5. Typical Filter and Drainage Blanket ApplicationsFigure 6. Permeability and Capillarity of Drainage MaterialsFigure 7. Analysis of Drainage Layer PerformanceSection 5. Wellpoint Systems and Deep Wells Figure 8. Intercepting Drains for Roadways on a SlopeFigure 9. Rate of Seepage into Drainage TrenchSumpsPumping Wells Figure 10. Groundwater Lowering by Pumping WellsFigure 11. Drainage of Artesian Layer by Line of Relief WellsSection 6. Linings For Reservoirs and Pollution Control FacilitiesTable 2. Impermeable Reservoir LiningsTable 2. Impermeable Reservoir Linings - ContinuedSurface Erosion Control Figure 12. Nomograph for Determining Soil Erodibility (K) for UniversalTable 3. Typical Erosion Control PracticeTable 3. Typical Erosion Control Practice - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0317Table 3. Typical Erosion Control Practice - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0318Table 3. Typical Erosion Control Practice - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0319Table 3. Typical Erosion Control Practice - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0320Table 3. Typical Erosion Control Practice - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0321Table 3. Typical Erosion Control Practice - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0322Table 3. Typical Erosion Control Practice - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0323Table 3. Typical Erosion Control Practice - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0324Table 4. Limiting Flow Velocities to Minimize ErosionSediment Control Figure 13. Capacity of Sediment Control PondsFigure 13. Capacity of Sediment Control Ponds - ContinuedFigure 14. Design Criteria for Riprap and Filter on Earth EmbankmentsFigure 14. Design Criteria for Riprap and Filter on Earth Embankments - ContinuedChapter 7. Slope Stability and ProtectionTable 1. Analysis of Stability of Natural SlopesTable 1. Analysis of Stability of Natural Slopes - ContinuedTable 2. Analysis of Stability of Cut and Fill Slopes, Conditions Varying With Time Effect of Soil Rock TypeSection 3. Methods of Analysis Figure 1. Method Of Slices - Simplified Bishop Method (Circular Slip Surface)Figure 1. Method Of Slices - Simplified Bishop Method (Circular Slip Surface) - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0341Figure 1. Method Of Slices - Simplified Bishop Method (Circular Slip Surface) - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0342Slope Stability Charts Figure 2. Stability Analysis for Slopes in Cohesive Soils, Undrained Conditions Figure 3. Center of Critical Circle, Slope in Cohesive SoilFigure 4. Influence of Surcharge, Submergence, and Tension Cracks on Stability Figure 5. Design of Berms for Embankments on Soft ClaysFigure 6. Stability Analysis of Translational FailureFigure 6. Stability Analysis of Translational Failure - ContinuedFigure 7. Example of Stability Analysis of Translational FailureFigure 7. Example of Stability Analysis of Translational Failure - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0351Figure 7. Example of Stability Analysis of Translational Failure - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0352Figure 8. Stability of Rock SlopeEarthquake Loading Figure 9. Earthquake Loading on SlopesSection 4. Effects of Soil Paratemers and Groundwater on Stablility Figure 10. Correction Factors R+E, and R+F, to Account for ProgressiveEffect of Groundwater and Excess Pore Pressure Table 3. Pore Pressure Conditions for Stability Analysis Homogeneous Embankment Stability Problems In Special Materials Table 4. Methods of Stabilizing Excavation Slopes Table 4. Methods of Stabilizing Excavation Slopes - ContinuedSection 6. Slope Protection Figure 11. Influence of Stabilizing Pile on Safety FactorFigure 11. Influence of Stabilizing Pile on Safety Factor - ContinuedFigure 12. Pile Stabilized SlopeFigure 13. Example Calculation - Pile Stabilized SlopesFigure 13. Example Calculation - Pile Stabilized Slopes - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0368Figure 13. Example Calculation - Pile Stabilized Slopes - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0369Figure 13. Example Calculation - Pile Stabilized Slopes - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0370Types of Protection Available Table 5. Thickness and Gradation Limits of Dumped RiprapAppendix A: Listing of Computer Program Appendix A: Listing of Computer Program - ContinuedGlossary - ufc_3_220_10n0378Glossary - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0379Symbols Symbols - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0381Symbols - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0382Symbols - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0383Symbols - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0384Symbols - Continued - ufc_3_220_10n0385