Solved question paper for SFE May-2022 (DIPLOMA 5th)
Solved Question Paper
Soil and foundation engineering May-2022
PSBTE • DIPLOMA • Cvil Engineering • 5th • May-2022
Soil and Foundation Engineering for Punjab State Board of Technical Education Diploma in Engineering helps students find subject-wise previous year question papers for the 5th semester Civil Engineering syllabus. These old papers are useful for revision, understanding recurring topics, and getting familiar with the exam pattern, question style, and marking approach used in past exams. BRpaper collects exam preparation material to help students search and review papers for this subject more easily. It is not the official website of Punjab State Board of Technical Education, and it does not claim official publication, solved papers, or complete syllabus coverage.
Solved Questions
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Define Heaving in one line.Very Short Answer 1 Marks May-2022 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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May 2022 Define heaving.
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Define Sand in one line.Very Short Answer 1 Marks May-2022 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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Define Silt in one line.Very Short Answer 1 Marks May-2022 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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Define Void ratio in one line.Very Short Answer 1 Marks May-2022 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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Define Bearing capacity in one line.Very Short Answer 1 Marks May-2022 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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__________ the pioneered the concept of soil mechanics.Fill in the Blanks 1 Marks May-2022 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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Silt is __________ grained soil.Fill in the Blanks 1 Marks May-2022 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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May 2018
Silt is ………………… grained soil.
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May 2017
Fill in the blanks: -
\r\n\r\ni. Silts is……………… grained soil.
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Darcy’s equation is valid for __________ flow only.Fill in the Blanks 1 Marks May-2022 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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Dec 2018
Darcy’s equation is valid for _____flow only
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May 2015 Darcy’s law is valid for ___________________.
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May 2015 Darcy’s law is valid for __________.
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Dec 2015 Darcy’s law is valid for __________ flow.
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Dec 2015 Darcy’s law is valid for __________ flow.
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In direct shear test, plane of shear failure is __________.Fill in the Blanks 1 Marks May-2022 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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Dec 2018
In direct shear test, plane of shear failure is _______.
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When void ratio is reduced, the density of soil is __________.Fill in the Blanks 1 Marks May-2022 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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Dec 2018
When void ratio is reduced, the density of soil is reduced.
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Undisturbed samples are obtained with the help of Sand Replacement Method.True / False 1 Marks May-2022 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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Pore water pressure acts equally on all the sides of soil particle.True / False 1 Marks May-2022 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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Dec 2018
Pore pressure acts equally on all the sides of soil particle.
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Liquid limit test is performed only for coarse grained soils.True / False 1 Marks May-2022 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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Dec 2018
Liquid limit test is performed only for coarse grained soils.
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Soils in the field are subjected to direct shear stress.True / False 1 Marks May-2022 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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May 2018
Soils in the field are subjected to direct shear stress.
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The degree of plasticity of sand is zero.True / False 1 Marks May-2022 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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Dec 2018
The degree of plasticity of sand is zero.
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What is black cotton soil? What is its limitation as an engineering material?Short Answer 5 Marks May-2022 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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May 2020 What is black cotton soil? What is its limitation as an engineering material?
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Define Degree of Saturation and porosity.Short Answer 5 Marks May-2022 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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Dec 2018
Define “Degree of Saturation” and “porosity”
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What is Darcy’s law? Write down its limitations.Short Answer 5 Marks May-2022 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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May 2020 Define Darcy’s law.
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May 2018
Explain Darcy’s law and give its limitation.
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May 2016 Explain Darcy’s law & give its limitation?
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May 2015 Explain Darcy’s Law and give its limitations.
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May 2015 Explain Darcy’s law and give its limitations.
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Define total stress and effective stress.Short Answer 5 Marks May-2022 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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May 2021 Define total stress and effective stress.
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May 2018
Define total stress and effective stress.
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May 2015 Define total stress and effective stress.
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May 2015 Define total stress and effective stress.
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What are various causes of settlement of foundation?Short Answer 5 Marks May-2022 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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May 2015 What are the causes of settlement of foundation?
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May 2015 What are the causes of settlement of foundation?
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Differentiate between compaction and consolidation.Short Answer 5 Marks May-2022 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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May 2021 Differentiate between compaction and consolidation.
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May 2018
Differentiate between compaction & consolidation.
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Dec 2018
Write down the difference between “Compaction” and “Consolidation”
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Dec 2016 Differentiate between compaction and consolidation.
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May 2015 Differentiate between compaction and consolidation.
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May 2015 Differentiate between compaction and consolidation.
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What are undisturbed and disturbed samples? State their importance.Short Answer 5 Marks May-2022 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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May 2020 Define undisturbed and disturbed sample. State their importance.
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May 2015 Define disturbed and undisturbed samples. State their significance.
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May 2015 Define disturbed and undisturbed samples. State their significance.
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Discuss Deep foundations.Short Answer 5 Marks May-2022 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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Dec 2018
Discuss Deep foundations.
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What are the various factors affecting depth of shallow foundations?Short Answer 5 Marks May-2022 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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May 2019 What are the various factors affecting depth of shallow foundation? Discuss them.
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May 2019 What are the types of shallow foundation and their suitability?
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May 2016 What are the various types of shallow foundations?
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May 2016 What is shallow foundation? Explain its types? What are the main factors affecting depth of shallow foundation?
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Dec 2016 What are the different types of foundations .Explain any one in detail.
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What do you mean by field density? Explain the core cutter method for determining field density of soil.Long Answer 10 Marks May-2022 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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May 2020 What do you mean by field density? Explain the core cutter method for determining field density of soil.
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Explain direct shear test for determining shear strength of cohesion less soils in lab.Long Answer 10 Marks May-2022 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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May 2021 Explain unconfined compression test for finding the shear strength of cohesive soils.
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Dec 2019 Explain the direct shear test for determining shear strength of cohesionless soil in the laboratory.
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Explain the different methods of soil exploration.Long Answer 10 Marks May-2022 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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May 2022 What is the purpose of Soil exploration?
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May 2021 What is the necessity of soil exploration? Explain methods of soil exploration.
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May 2020 What is the necessity of soil exploration? What are various methods of soil exploration?
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May 2019 What is soil exploration? What is its aim?
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Dec 2019 What are the different methods of soil exploration? Explain any two methods used for soil exploration.
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Dec 2018
Explain the different methods of soil exploration.
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May 2017
Define soil exploration. State its purpose.
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May 2016 What is the purpose of soil exploration?
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Dec 2016 What is the necessity of soil exploration and explain methods of soil exploration.
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Dec 2015 Define soil exploration. State its purpose.
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Dec 2015 Define soil exploration. State its purpose.
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How will you determine the bearing capacity of soil by SPT method?Long Answer 10 Marks May-2022 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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May 2021 How will you determine the bearing capacity of soil by SPT method?
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May 2020 How will you determine the bearing capacity of soil by SPT method?
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May 2018
How will you determine the bearing capacity of soil by SPT?
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May 2015 How will you determine the bearing capacity of soil by SPT method?
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May 2015 How will you determine the bearing capacity of soil by SPT method?
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Explain different pile classification based on material used.Long Answer 10 Marks May-2022 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
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Dec 2016 Explain classification of piles on the basis of material.
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