DEC 302 – Geotechnical Engineering DIPLOMA IN CIVIL ENGINEERING GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING (DEC 302) ASSIGNMENT NO. 1 NAME ID NO LECTURER: NOORBAYA BINTI MOHD SALLEH DATE OF SUBMISSION: SEPT 2012 Page 1 of 4 DEC 302 – Geotechnical Engineering QUESTION 1 [TOTAL = 50 MARKS] a) Indicate THREE (3) differences of short term stability and long term stability for slope failure analysis. [CLO1-PLO2:C1] (6 marks) b) Discuss briefly THREE (3) methods of changing geometry
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independent variable eg (How the viscosity of an oil) changes / varies with temperature 2(a) Any one from: (depending on the method used) • • • • • (b) cup viscometer – size of cup / size of cup hole / volume of oil falling ball-bearing – size of ball-bearing / distance the ball bearing falls trapped air bubble – size/diameter of tube / size of bubble / distance the bubble rises angled tile – angle of tile/slide / number of drops / tile surface etc correct answer based on the method used 1 mark 1 mark 1
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Measuring the Density of Ball Bearings/ Density Aaysha Dawood Chem 1211L-198 September 7‚ 2012 Procedure: The procedure for this lab was taken from the lab manual below: Block/McKelvy (2012). Laboratory Experiments for Chem 1211L & 1212L Cengage Learning (7th ed.)‚ p. 5-19 (Measuring the Density of Ball Bearings/Density). No changes occurred that were different from the procedure listed above. Data: Measuring the Density if Ball Bearings | Ball 1 | Ball 2 | Ball 3 | Ball 4 |
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PLATEAUS known variously as tablelands or flat-topped mountains‚ are regions elevated thousands of feet above their surroundings. They are found on continents around the world‚ in countries ranging from Algeria to Mexico‚ from Mongolia to Zimbabwe. In Antarctica‚ which has a greater average elevation than any other continent‚ most of the land outside of the mountain ranges can be considered plateaus. Covered by thick ice‚ many of these areas have no names. Some plateaus around the world exist at
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of the roadway is also a key control factor in the selection and design of the rehabilitation or reconstruction scheme (Woodward 2005). 1.2 OBJECTIVES OF GROUND IMPROVEMENT Ground improvement is carried out for various objectives: to improve bearing capacity and reduce settlement of soft ground‚ prevent earthquake liquefaction‚ control groundwater‚ stabilize excavation bottom‚ prevent deformation of surrounding ground‚ or clean up contaminated ground. Ground Improvement provides a fast-track
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quantitatively with a start and end position of the mixture. It was planned to time how long it takes for the ball bearing to move through the start and finish markers on the beaker. However‚ as the experiment carried on‚ it was visible from the difference in composition of the mixture that viscosity had increased and a qualitative measurement of viscosity was best. The ball bearing was only able to pass through the least viscous times of the mixture: after the total addition of PVA and after the
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Jonas‚ a pale-eyed‚ different‚ calm‚ intelligent and determined kid was introduced in the plain Giver´s society by Lois Lowry; society in which everybody most be the same in terms of physical appearance and psychological structure‚ theres always tension because of fear of braking rules and being released (that in this specific community means to be killed)‚ theres a permanent seek for perfection that reaches the point of killing the weird people and the needs and worries of individuals are not even
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Military bearing affects the work center and the people around you in different ways. Having good and bad military bearing will always have different results. With a mess up no would not want to work with you at all. Good military bearing affects everyone in a positive way. You will have a positive attitude about everything you do and more. Everything wills eventually workout the way you want and need it to be. With good military bearing show that you know what you are doing. Someone will task you
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In the United States Army‚ military bearing is the root in which every service member practices in order to carry out good discipline and ethics throughout their military careers. Army regulations and The Articles of the Uniform Code of Military Justice show us how a military service member should conduct themselves on a daily basis. All military soldiers have an obligation to conduct themselves like they are adults and to show respect to the ranks above them. If a Soldier fails to
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An Amsler universal testing machine with a loading capacity of 300kN was used to load specimens in compression. The test set-up is shown in Fig. 2. Pin ended support conditions using ball bearing supports were used for all the specimens as described by Liu and Hui [7]. Each support consisted of two 10mm parallel plates with 30mm diameter stainless steel ball seated between them on sockets suitably milled into the plates as shown in Fig. 3. The geometric centres of both top and bottom loading plates
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