Solved question paper for SFE May-2009 (DIPLOMA 4th)

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Soil and foundation engineering May-2009

PSBTE • DIPLOMA • Cvil Engineering • 4th • May-2009

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Open caissons are also known as

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May 2009 Open caissons are also known as ______.
The piles having one or more bulbs are called

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Dec 2010 The piles having one or more bulbs are called _________.

May 2009 The piles having one or more bulbs are called ______.
Mat footing is also called

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May 2009 Mat footing is also called ______.
Core cutter method is used to calculate

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May 2009 Core cutter method is used to calculate ______.

Maximum compaction is obtained at

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May 2009 Maximum compaction is obtained at ______.
Sand drains are infact weak piles used to stabilize soil.

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May 2009 Sand drains are in fact weak piles used to stabilize soil.
Due to lowering of water table, settlement occurs.

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Dec 2010 Due to lowering of water table, settlement increases.
Degree of consolidation depends upon soil permeability.

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May 2009 Degree of consolidation depends upon soil permeability.

Darcy's law is valid for laminar flow.

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Dec 2010 Darcy\'s law is valid for turbulent flow.

May 2009 Darcy\'s law is valid for laminar flow.

Dec 2007 Darcy’s law is valid for turbulent flow.

Dec 2005 Darcy\'s equation is valid for turbulent flow.
The ratio of D60 to D10 is called coefficient of uniformity (Cu).

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Colloids are particles of size less than

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Plasticity index of clay soil is

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Dec 2010 Plasticity index of clay soil is

May 2009 Plasticity index of clay soil is

Seepage velocity is equal to velocity of flow multiplied by

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May 2009 Seepage velocity is equal to velocity of flow multiplied by
The hydraulic gradient (i) is given by

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May 2009 The hydraulic gradient (i) is given by

Dec 2008 Hydraulic gradient (i) is given by
The range of optimum water content for clays is

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May 2009 The range of optimum water content for clays is
Prove s = W.G

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What are index properties?

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May 2009 What are index properties?
How pressure bulb is drawn?

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May 2009 How pressure bulb is drawn?

May 2001 What is pressure bulb?
What is plasticity index?

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May 2009 What is plasticity index?
What is the shape of clay particles?

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May 2009 What is the shape of clay particles?

What is peat?

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May 2009 What is peat?
When e = W/G and in what type of soil?

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May 2009 When e = WG and in what type of soil?
How soils are divided in India on the basis of physiography, climatic conditions and geological formation?

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May 2009 How soils are divided in India on the basis of physiography, climatic conditions and geological formation?
What is the importance of particle size distribution curve?

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Dec 2010 Explain particle size distribution curve.

May 2009 What is the importance of particle size distribution curve?

Dec 2005 What is particle size distribution curve and its uses?

What are plastic soils?

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May 2009 What are plastic soils?
What are mechanical rammers?

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May 2009 What are mechanical rammers?
How triaxial test differs from direct shear test? Give any three points.

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May 2009 How triaxial test differs from direct shear test? (any three points)

Dec 2007 Differentiate between direct shear test and triaxial shear test.
What are stress-strain curves? Give their importance?

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May 2009 What are stress-strain curves? Give their importance?

How piles are installed?

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May 2009 How piles are installed?
What is the influence of soil conditions on the exploratory programme?

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May 2009 What is the influence of soil conditions on the exploratory programme?
How shear strength is measured with a direct shear test?

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May 2009 How shear strength is measured with SPT?
How will you control compaction? Explain briefly.

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May 2009 How will you control compaction? Explain briefly.

May 2007 What is degree of compaction? How can it be controlled?

May 2007 What is degree of compaction? How can it be controlled?

Dec 2007 What is the necessity of compaction?

What are the effects of black cotton soils on construction of buildings?

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May 2009 What are the effects of black cotton soils on construction of buildings?
What is total settlement?

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May 2009 What is total settlement?
The coefficient of permeability of a soil sample 60 mm in height is 3 ml/day. If a quantity of water equal to 500 ml passes down in 8 minutes under an effective constant head of 300 mm, determine cross sectional area of the soil sample in cm².

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May 2009 The coefficient of permeability of a soil sample 60 mm in height is 3 ml/day. If a quantity of water equal to 500 ml passes down in 8 minutes under an effective constant head of 300 mm, determine cross sectional area of the soil sample in cm².
A soil sample has a void ratio of 0.8 and specific gravity of solid particles is 2.67. Can you determine the moisture content? If not, why?

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May 2009 A soil sample has a void ratio of 0.8 and specific gravity of solid particles is 2.67. Can you determine the moisture content from the above information? If not, why?

May 2009 A soil sample has a void ratio of 0.8 and specific gravity of solid particles is 2.67. If moisture content cannot be determined, then can you find the upper and lower limits? If yes, find them.

If moisture content cannot be determined, can you find the upper and lower limits? If yes, find them.

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