Soil and foundation engineering
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Question paper 1
SECTION-A
Q1. a) Fill in the blanks.
i. Soil fraction less than 2 micron is known as______
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Read moreii. The diagram which shows the constituents of soil are called_______
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Read moreiii. The soil sample is heated in oven at 105-110ºC for 24 hours for removing_____ moisture
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Read moreiv. The process of separating the coarser fractions of soil is called______.
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Read morev. Darcy’s equation is valid for _____flow only
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Read morevi. The pressure of water below water table is _____than the atmospheric pressure.
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Read morevii. Total settlement for double drainage is ______times faster than as for single drainage
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Read moreviii. In direct shear test, plane of shear failure is _______.
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Read moreix. Undisturbed samples are obtained with the help of ______.
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Read morex. _______footing is useful in reducing the differential settlement
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Read moreb) State True or False.
xi. The wind-blown dust is called loess.
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xii. Liquid limit test is performed only for coarse grained soils.
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xiii. Pore pressure acts equally on all the sides of soil particle.
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xiv. When void ratio is reduced, the density of soil is reduced.
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xv. The degree of plasticity of sand is zero.
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SECTION-B
Q2. Attempt any six questions.
a. What is Darcy’s law? Write down its limitations
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Read moreb. Define “Degree of Saturation” and “porosity”
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Read morec. What do you understand by “settlement of soil”? Write down its types
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Read mored. Write down the difference between “Compaction” and “Consolidation”
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Read moree. What is effective stress? Write down its importance
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Read moref. Discuss any two engineering works which requires compaction
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Read moreg. What do you understand by Degree of compaction?
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Read moreh. Discuss the different consistency limits.
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Read morei. Discuss Deep foundations.
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Read moreSECTION-C
Q3. Attempt any three questions.
i. What do you understand by “Permeability of soil”? Explain the various factors affecting permeability.
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Read moreii. Explain the factors affecting “Compaction”
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Read moreiii. Explain the different methods of soil exploration.
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Read moreiv. Discuss in detail the importance of ‘Study of soil ‘in engineering
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Read morev. An undisturbed sample of soil has a volume of 100 cm³ and weighs 190 g. On oven drying for 24 hours, the weight reduces to 160 g. If the specific gravity of grains is 2.68, determine the water content, void ratio and degree of saturation.
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