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1. The factor of safety of an infinite soil slope shown in the figure having the properties c = 0, c = 0, = 350, = 16 and = 20 is approximately equal to

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(a) 0.70 (b) 0.80 (c) 1.00 (d) 1.20 The soil profile above the rock surface for a 25oinfinite slope is shown in the figure, where is the undrained shear strength and is total unit weight. The slip will occur at a depth of

(A) 1.05 (B) 1.22 (C) 0.78 (D) 1.28 An infinite soil slope with an inclination of 35 is subjected to seepage parallel to its surface. The soil has = 100 kN/m2 = =30 . Using the concept of mobilized cohesion and friction, at a factor of safety of 1.5 with respect to shear strength, the mobilized friction angle is (a) 20.02 (b) 21.05 (c) 23.33 (d) 30.00 The ultimate bearing capacity of a soil is 300 kN/ . The depth of foundation is 1m and unit weight of soil is 20 kN/ . Choosing a factor of safety of 2.5, the net safe bearing capacity is (A) 100 kN/ (C) 80 kN/ (B) 112 kN/ (D) 100.5 kN/

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(A) 8.83 m (B) 9.79 m (C) 7.83 m (D) 6.53 m A vertical cut is made in a clay deposit (c=30KN/ , =16KN/ ). Find the maximum height of the cut in which can be temporarily supported. A) 7.18 B) 14.4 C) 30.2 D) 3.8 When is the factor of safety for a slope 12m high in a clay (c=50KN/ , =18KN/ and =0) having a rock stratum at a depth of 12m below the toe? =2.0 and , the value of is equal to 0.177. A) 1.3 B) 1.6 C) 1.8 D) 2.0 A granular soil possesses saturated density of 20 kN/m3. Its effective angle friction is 35 degrees. If the desired factor of safety is 1.5, the safe angle of slope for this soil, when seepage occurs at and parallel to the surface, will be (a) 25 (b) 23 (c) 20 (d) 13 The critical slip circle for a slope is shown below along with the soil properties. The length of the arc of the slip circle is 15.6 m and the area of within the slip circle is 82 . The radius of the slip circles is 10.3 m. The factor of safety against the slip circle failure is nearly equal to

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The bearing capacity of a rectangular footing of plan density 1.5m 3m resting on the surface of a sand deposit was estimated 600KN/ ) when water table is for below the base of the footing. The bearing capacity in KN/ when the water table rises to depth of 3m, 1.5m and 0.5m below the base of footing are a) 600, 600, 400 b) 600, 450, 350 c) 600, 500, 250 d) 600, 400, 250 10. Two circular footings of diameters and are resting on the surface of a purely cohesive soil. The ratio =2. If the ultimate load carrying capacity of the footing of diameter is 200KN/ , then the ultimate bearing capacity(in KN/ of the footing of diameter will be a) 100 b) 200 c) 314 d) 571

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11. A raft of 6m 9m is founded at a depth of 3m in a cohesive soil having c=120KN/ . The ultimate net bearing capacity of the soil using the Terzaghis theory will be nearly a) 820 KN/ b) 920 KN/ c) 1036 KN/ d) 1067 KN/

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12. An embankment is to be constructed with a granular soil (bulk unit weight = 20 kN/m3) on a saturated clayey silt deposit (undrained shear strength = 25 kPa). Assuming undrained general shear failure and bearing capacity factor

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of 5.7, the maximum height (in m) of the embankment at the point of failure is (A) 7.1 (B) 5.0 (C) 4.5 (D) 2.5 13. No tension should develop at the base of the rectangular well foundation or at any horizontal section within the well. For no tension at the base, the resultant of ( total active thrust) and W( weight of soil and well above the base) must pass through middle a) Half of the base b) Third of the base c) Quarter of the base d) Of the base 14. Using the properties of the clay layer derived from the above question, the consolidation settlement of the same clay layer under a square footing (neglecting its self weight) with additional data shown in the figure below (assume the stress distribution as 1H:2V from the edge of the footing and = 10kN/m3) is

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(A) 32.78mm (B) 61.75mm (C) 9.5mm (D) 131.13mm 15. In a Newmarks chart for stress distribution there are 10 concentric circles and 20 radial lines. The influence factor for the chart would be a) 0.1 b) 0.05 c) 0.01 d) 0.005 16. A footing 3m 3m size transmits a load of 1800KN. The angle of load dispersion in soil = . What is the stress created by the footing load at a depth of 5m? a) 26.12KN/ b) 27.12KN/ c) 28.12KN/ d) 29.12KN/ 17. An isobar is a line which connects all points below the ground surface at which a) The local ground elevation is same b) The settlement is same c) The vertical stress is the same d) The ground elevation is varying 18. A line load of infinite length has an intensity q per unit length. What is the vertical stress at a depth z below the earth at the centre of the load? a) b) = = b) d) = =

(a) 13.2 mm (b) 12.775 mm (c) 7.345 mm (d) none of these 21. For designing end bearing piles of square cross-section in clays having average confined compressive strength of 6t/ , the net ultimate bearing capacity may be taken as a) 15t/ b) 18t// c) 20t/ d) 27t/ 22. Skin frictional capacities of a 40cm diameter driven concrete pile for the portions A, B and C are 17KN. 63KN and 503KN respectively, and point load capacity is 11000KN/ total pile load capacity will be a) 3743KN b) 2864KN d) 1529KN

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23. A precast concrete pile is driven with a 50kN hammer falling through a height of 1.0m with an efficiency of 0.6. The set value observed is 4mm per blow and the combined temporary compression of the pile, cushion and the ground is 6mm. As per Modified Hiley Formula, the ultimate resistance of the pile is (A) 3000kN (B) 4285.7kN (C) 8.333kN (D) 11905kN 24. Negative skin friction in a soil is considered when the pile is constructed through a (a) fill material (b) dense coarse sand (c) over consolidated stiff clay (d) dense fine sand 25. What is the ultimate capacity in kN of the pile group sown in the figure assuming the group to fail asa single block ?

19. The vef1ical stress at point due to the point load Q on the ground surface as shown in figure is . According to Boussinesq' s equation, the vertical stress al point shown in figure will be

(A) (B) (C) 2 (D) 4 20. For the (3 3) pile group shown in the figure, the settlement of pile group, in a normally consolidated clay stratum having properties as shown in the figure, will be (a) 921.6 (b) 1177.6 (c) 2438.6 (d) 3481.6

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