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Course Code
: CE/CS/CR/CV
Semester
: Fourth
Subject Title
: Geotechnical Engineering
Marks
: 25
17420
Time: 1 Hours
Instructions:
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. Illustrate your answers with neat sketches wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
4. Assume suitable data if necessary.
5. Preferably, write the answers in sequential order.
(9 Marks)
(8 Marks)
(8 Marks)
Scheme - G
Course Code
: CE/CS/CR/CV
Semester
: Fourth
Subject Title
: Geotechnical Engineering
Marks
: 25
17420
Time: 1 Hours
Instructions:
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. Illustrate your answers with neat sketches wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
4. Assume suitable data if necessary.
5. Preferably, write the answers in sequential order.
(9 Marks)
(8 Marks)
D30 = 0.21 mm
D60 = 0.43 mm
(8 Marks)
a) Soil is tested for shear strength using vane shear test. The obsevations are as given below. Diameter
of vane = 12 mm, height of vane = 12 mm and torque measured at failure = 15 N-mm. Calculate
shear strength of soil.
b) Draw neat labeled sketch of Plate load test set up using gravity load method.
c) Differentiate between active and passive earth pressure.
Scheme - G
Course Code
: CE/CS/CR/CV
Semester
: Fourth
Subject Title
: Geotechnical Engineering
Marks
: 100
17420
Time: 3 Hours
Instructions:
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. Illustrate your answers with neat sketches wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
4. Assume suitable data if necessary.
5. Preferably, write the answers in sequential order.
Q.1 (A) Attempt any SIX
a. State four branches of Geology.
12 Marks
08 Marks
16 Marks
16 Marks
16 Marks
a. Calculate the void ratio, porosity and degree of saturation of a soil sample if it is having
wet unit weight 20 kN/m3 and dry unit weight 18 kN/m3 and specific gravity is 2.7.
b. Calculate shrinkage limit for the given soil sample from the observations given below.
i) Mass of empty container (W1) = 13 gm.
ii) Mass of container with wet soil (W2) = 44.2 gm
iii) Mass of container with dry soil (W3) = 32.6 gm.
iv) Volume of wet soil (V1) = 20.8 cm3
v) Volume of dry soil pat (V2) = 10.2 cm3
c. Explain I. S. classification of soil.
16 Marks
10
3.6
4.4
5.2
6.0
6.8
Plot failure envelope and find angle of internal friction and cohesion.
b. A retaining wall with a vertical back of height 8 m supports cohesionless soil of dry
unit weight 17.5 kN/m3 and angle of repose 300. The surface of soil is horizontal. By
Rankins concept determine the thrust per meter length of wall when the soil is
absolutely dry.
c. State four equipment used for field compaction giving their suitability for different soil.