Solved question paper for SFE May-2010 (DIPLOMA 4th)
Solved Question Paper
Soil and foundation engineering May-2010
PSBTE • DIPLOMA • Cvil Engineering • 4th • May-2010
Soil and Foundation Engineering is a 4th semester subject in the Diploma in Engineering course under the Punjab State Board of Technical Education. On this page, students can look for subject-wise previous year question papers to revise key concepts, practice important questions, and understand the exam pattern used in past papers. BRpaper helps you find old question papers and semester-wise paper collection for better preparation before exams. It is not the official website of the university or board, so availability may vary by year and paper. These papers are useful for revision, identifying repeated topics, and getting familiar with theory question formats.
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The soil which remains at place of its formation above parent rock is known as __________.Fill in the Blanks 1 Marks May-2010 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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May 2009 The soil which remains at the place of disintegration of parent rock is called ______.
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May 2009 The soil which remain at the place of disintegration of parent rock is called _______.
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May 2004 The soil which remains at the place of disintegration of parent rock is called ______ soil.
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Void ratio of coarse grained is __________ than fine grained soils.Fill in the Blanks 1 Marks May-2010 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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May 2010 Void ratio of coarse grained soil is more than that of fine grained soil.
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The soil particles finer than 2 micron size are known as __________.Fill in the Blanks 1 Marks May-2010 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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May 2016 The soil finer than 2 micron size are known as __________.
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May 2007 Choose the correct answer: The soil fraction less than 2 micron is ____ .
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May 2006 The soil having soil fraction less than 2 micron is called ____.
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May 2004 The soil having soil fraction less than 2 microns is called ______ soil.
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May 2002 The soil fraction less than 2 micron is ________.
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The degree of plasticity of sand is __________.Fill in the Blanks 1 Marks May-2010 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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May 2015 The degree of plasticity of sand is _____.
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Darcy’s law is valid for __________ type of flow.Fill in the Blanks 1 Marks May-2010 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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May 2016 Darcy’s law is applicable for __________ flow.
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May 2015 Darcy\'s law is valid for _____ flow.
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May 2010 Darcy’s law is valid for _____.
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May 2007 Fill in the blank: Darcy\'s equation is valid for ____ flow.
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Dec 2007 Darcy\'s law is valid for ______ flow.
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May 2006 Darcy equation is valid for flow ____.
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May 2004 DARCY equation is valid for ______ flow.
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The upward movement of soil is known as __________.Fill in the Blanks 1 Marks May-2010 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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May 2010 The upward movement of soil is called creep / heaving.
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May 2009 The upward movement of soil is called Swelling.
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May 2009 The upward movement of soil is called swelling.
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Dec 2007 Upward movement of soil is known as _______.
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May 2006 The upward movement of soil due to pore water pressure is called ____.
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The property of holding soil particles together is called __________.Fill in the Blanks 1 Marks May-2010 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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May 2009 The property of holding the soil particles together is called cohesion.
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May 2009 The property of holding the soil particles together is called cohesion.
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Dec 2007 The property of holding soil particles together is called _______.
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The moisture content corresponding to maximum dry density is termed as __________.Fill in the Blanks 1 Marks May-2010 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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May 2006 The moisture content corresponding to the maximum dry density is called optimum moisture content.
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The maximum load intensity, which a soil can take without shear failure is termed as __________.Fill in the Blanks 1 Marks May-2010 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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General exploration is called __________.Fill in the Blanks 1 Marks May-2010 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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For dry soil, the degree of saturation is 100%.True / False 1 Marks May-2010 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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Dec 2007 For dry soil, the degree of saturation is 100 percent.
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Shear strength of soil depends upon its effective stress.True / False 1 Marks May-2010 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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A well graded soil contains particle of one size.True / False 1 Marks May-2010 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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Dec 2007 A well graded soil contains particles of all size.
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Clay is highly compressible soil.True / False 1 Marks May-2010 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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Dec 2008 Clay is highly compressible soil.
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The cohesion less soils have less safe bearing capacities than cohesive soils.True / False 1 Marks May-2010 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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Define void ratio of soil?Short Answer 3 Marks May-2010 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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May 2007 State True or False: The ratio of volume of voids to the total volume of soil mass is called void ratio.
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Dec 2007 The ratio of volume of water in a given soil mass to the volume of voids is called _____.
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May 2006 The ratio of volume of voids to the total volume of soil is called ____.
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Define Coulomb’s law for C-φ soils?Short Answer 3 Marks May-2010 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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State the choice of compacting equipments for different types of soils?Short Answer 3 Marks May-2010 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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May 2006 What equipments will you use for compacting clayey soils?
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Define shear strength? Give its importance.Short Answer 3 Marks May-2010 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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May 2010 Define and give the importance of shear strength.
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Dec 2008 State the concept of shear strength.
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May 2007 Give the concept of shear strength.
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May 2007 Give the concept of shear strength.
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Dec 2005 Give the concept of shear strength.
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Compare fine and coarse soil?Short Answer 3 Marks May-2010 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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May 2006 Compare fine and coarse grained soil with special reference to engineering properties.
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Define allowable bearing capacity?Short Answer 3 Marks May-2010 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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May 2007 Define ultimate, safe and allowable bearing capacities.
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Dec 2007 Explain briefly the factors affecting bearing capacity.
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Explain limitations of Darcy’s law?Short Answer 3 Marks May-2010 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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May 2016 Explain Darcy’s law and give its limitations.
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May 2015 State Darcy\'s law. What are its limitations?
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May 2010 Explain Darcy’s law and give its limitations.
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Dec 2010 Explain limitations of Darcy\'s law.
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Dec 2007 Explain Darcy\'s law and give limitations of Darcy\'s law.
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May 2006 Define Darcy\'s law and its validity.
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May 2006 Define Darcy\'s law and its validity.
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Define soil exploration? Give its purpose.Short Answer 3 Marks May-2010 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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May 2007 What is the scope of soil exploration?
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Dec 2007 What is the purpose of soil exploration?
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Dec 2005 What different purposes are served by soil investigation?
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May 2001 What is the necessity of studying soils?
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What is the importance of effective stress in engineering problems?Short Answer 3 Marks May-2010 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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May 2007 Explain the concept of effective stress in detail and its importance in engineering problems.
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May 2007 Explain the concept of effective stress in detail and its importance in engineering problems.
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May 2006 What is the importance of effective stress in engineering field?
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May 2006 What is the importance of effective stress in engineering field?
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Give the concept of shallow and deep foundation?Short Answer 3 Marks May-2010 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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May 2016 Define shallow foundations and deep foundations with examples.
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Differentiate between compaction and consolidation?Short Answer 3 Marks May-2010 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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Dec 2010 Differentiate between compaction and consolidation.
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Dec 2008 Differentiate between compaction and consolidation.
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May 2006 Discuss the difference between compaction and consolidation.
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Give the different causes of settlement?Short Answer 3 Marks May-2010 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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A fully saturated sample of soil has a volume of 25 cm³ and weight of 40 gm. After drying in the oven, its weight is 28 gm. With the help of phase diagram, calculate (i) void ratio, e, (ii) porosity, n, (iii) water content, w, (iv) degree of saturation, S.Comprehension 10 Marks May-2010 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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May 2015 A fully saturated soil sample has a volume of 18.5 cc and weight 33 g. After oven drying its weight becomes 23.5 g. Determine the water content, void ratio, porosity and saturated density of the soil.
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May 2004 A fully saturated sample of soil has a volume of 20 c.c. and weighs 35 g. After drying in the oven, its weight is 2.5 gm. With the help of phase diagram, determine the void ratio.
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May 2004 A fully saturated sample of soil has a volume of 20 c.c. and weighs 35 g. After drying in the oven, its weight is 2.5 gm. With the help of phase diagram, determine the porosity.
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May 2004 A fully saturated sample of soil has a volume of 20 c.c. and weighs 35 g. After drying in the oven, its weight is 2.5 gm. With the help of phase diagram, determine the water content.
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May 2004 A fully saturated sample of soil has a volume of 20 c.c. and weighs 35 g. After drying in the oven, its weight is 2.5 gm. With the help of phase diagram, determine the degree of saturation.
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May 2004 A fully saturated sample of soil has a volume of 20 c.c. and weighs 35 g. After drying in the oven, its weight is 2.5 gm. With the help of phase diagram, determine the saturated unit weight.
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Define permeability? Give its importance. Explain the factors affecting permeability.Long Answer 10 Marks May-2010 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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May 2016 Explain the factors affecting permeability.
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Dec 2008 What is the importance of permeability?
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May 2007 What do you understand by concept of permeability?
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Dec 2007 Explain briefly the factors affecting permeability.
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May 2002 Define coefficient of permeability. State the various factors which affect the permeability.
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What are the soil properties governing the choice of foundation type. Give the methods of improving bearing capacity of soil.Long Answer 10 Marks May-2010 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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Define well foundation? Explain its necessity. Draw the neat sketch showing important elements of well foundation.Long Answer 10 Marks May-2010 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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