Soil and foundation engineering
Previous year question paper with solutions for Soil and foundation engineering May-2017
Our website provides solved previous year question paper for Soil and foundation engineering May-2017. Doing preparation from the previous year question paper helps you to get good marks in exams. From our SFE question paper bank, students can download solved previous year question paper. The solutions to these previous year question paper are very easy to understand.
These Questions are downloaded from www.brpaper.com You can also download previous years question papers of 10th and 12th (PSEB & CBSE), B-Tech, Diploma, BBA, BCA, MBA, MCA, M-Tech, PGDCA, B-Com, BSc-IT, MSC-IT.
Print this page
Question paper 1
Q.1. Fill in the blanks: -
i. Silts is……………… grained soil.
Answer:
ii. For fully saturated soil degree of saturation is………………
Answer:
iii. The method of arranging soil into different groups is termed as………….. .
Answer:
iv. The degree of plasticity sand is………………
Answer:
v. Clay soil is termed as…………. In terms of permeability
Answer:
vi. When the sand particles starting boiling by the upward flow of water, the condition is termed as……….
Answer:
vii. For purely cohesive soils, the angle of shearing resistance is ………………
Answer:
viii. The shear strength equation was proposed by……………….
Answer:
ix. During compaction the voids of a soil mass ……………
Answer:
x. If the water table rises below the foundation, then bearing capacity of soil…………………
Answer:
State True or False:-
xi. The compaction process decreases the compressibility of soil.
Answer:
xii. The Cohesion less soils have less bearing capacity then cohesive soils.
Answer:
xiii. Sand drains are infect weak piles used to stabilize soil.
Answer:
xiv. Raft footing is a deep foundation
Answer:
xv. Sheep foot rollers are recommended for compacting cohesion less soil.
Answer:
Q.2. Attempt any five Questions:-
i. With the help of phase diagram state the following terms ;
(a) void ratio (b) porosity (c) degree of saturation
Answer:
ii. Define atterbergs limits Explain their use & practical significance.
Answer:
iii. Define permeability. Give its concept
Answer:
iv. Define Swelling creep, and heaving,
Answer:
v. Explain maximum dry density and optimum water content.
Answer:
vi. Give the concept of shallow and deep foundation.
Answer:
vii. Define Pile foundation Explain its necessity.
Answer:
viii. Define soil exploration. State its purpose.
Answer:
Q3. Attempt any three Questions.
i. Explain the factors which effect permeability of soils.
Answer:
ii. What are the various factors effecting compaction?
Answer:
iii. What are the various factor effecting bearing capacity of soil?
Answer:
iv. Describe the various methods of compacting soils.
Answer:
v. Explain the methods of improving bearing capacity of soil.
Answer:
Read more