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IV B.Tech I Semester Regular Examinations, November 2008 FOUNDATION ENGINEERING (Civil Engineering) Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80 Answer any FIVE Questions All Questions carry equal marks 1. (a) State the various types of samplers and samples and draw the neat section of a cutting edge of a samplers giving inside clearance outside clearance and area ratio with respect to diameters. (b) What are the IS recommendations for soil samplers and also for the soil sample disturbance. [10+6] 2. (a) Explain in detail the Felonious method of locating centre of critical slip circle. (b) How many methods of testing could be made for the stability analysis of earth dam? Explain in detail the stability of upstrean and downstream slopes immediately after construction. [6+10] 3. (a) Explain in detail along with the sketch the Rebhans graphical method for the determination of total active earth pressure acting on a retaining wall. (b) With the given data, determine graphically the total active earth pressure acting on a retaining wall, H = 8m, =300 ; =100 =100 = 20kN/m3 . Use Rebhans method. [8+8] 4. A masonry retaining wall of trapezoidal section is 6m high and 1m wide at top, retaining soil level with its top. Find the minimum base width of the wall to avoid tension at the base. of masonry is 23 kN/m3 and of the soil is 16kN/m3 ; =300 . The back face of the wall is vertical. [16] 5. On a cohesive - friction soil a square foundation of 2m 2m is founded at 1m depth. The soil has the following properties. cu = 15.5 kPa, u = 280 , and = 18.2 kN/m3 . Determine: (a) the net ultimate load, (b) the gross ultimate load (c) the net safe load (d) gross safe load on the footing . If the factor of safety with respect to shear failure is 3.0. Assume that general shear failure occurs in the soil. [16] 6. Write in detail about settlement of shallow foundations, clearly mentioning the components of settlement and corrections. [16] 7. (a) Does the choice of pile hammer have any relevance to the type of pile? If so, give reasons. (b) What are the factors to be considered in the selection of piles? 1 of 2 [8+8]

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8. Proportion a friction pile group to carry a load of 3000 KN including the weight of pile cap of a site where the subsoil consists of uniform clay to a depth of 20 m underlain by rock. The undrained cohesion of clay is 50 kN/m2 . The clay is normally loaded and has a void ratio of 0.95 and the liquid limit of 55% Design the pile group. [16]

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IV B.Tech I Semester Regular Examinations, November 2008 FOUNDATION ENGINEERING (Civil Engineering) Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80 Answer any FIVE Questions All Questions carry equal marks 1. (a) What are the objectives of soil exploration and what data would be collected for a construction of twelve storeged RCC framed structure building. (b) Explain in detail the following Preliminary steps required for site investigations. [8+8] 2. A 400 slope has a height of 5 m assuming a toe circle failure starting 1 m from the edge of the slope at the top. Calculate the shear strength required for the soil for a F.S. of 1.5. Take = 20 kN/m3 Taylors number is 0.1817. [16] 3. Describe in detail the Culmans graphical method for Active and passive earth pressure determination on retaining wall. Give the procedure in steps for both the active and passive cases. [16] 4. For the given gure 4 of a cantilever retaining wall the back ll soil having properties c =0; =410 and = 16 kN/m3 the angle of friction between the base of the wall and the soil i.e. = 2/3 the backll carries a surcharge load of 35 kPa. Check the stability of retaining wall. Unit weight of concrete is 24 kN/m3 and safe bearing capacity of the soil below the base is 200kPa. Assume any other data required. [16]

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Figure 4 5. Compute the safe bearing capacity of a continuous footing 1.6m wide, at a depth of 1.5m in a soil with =18 kN/m3 , c = 18 kN/m3 , and = 250 . Terzaghis factors of = 250 are Nc = 25, Nq = 12.5 and N =10. What is the safe load per meter run if the factor of safety is 3? [16] 6. A footing 2.0m 2.0m is located at a depth of 1.5m in a sand deposit. Borings have indicated that the average corrected N value at the site is 25. Water table is at a depth of 2m below the ground surface. Determine the net allowable bearing pressure for a factor of safety of 3 against shear failure and a permissible settlement of 25mm. used Tengs equations. [16] 7. Explain in detail the pile load testing with a neat sketch. [16]

8. It is proposed to transfer the total load of 3000 kN of a structure through 10 m long bored plies in a deep deposit of clay having an average undrained shear strength of 90 kN/m2 . The design diameter of the pile is 400 mm. Estimate the number of piles required, considering a factor of safety of 2.5. Also, suggest the arrangement of piles. Calculate eciency of the suggested group arrangement. [16]

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IV B.Tech I Semester Regular Examinations, November 2008 FOUNDATION ENGINEERING (Civil Engineering) Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80 Answer any FIVE Questions All Questions carry equal marks 1. (a) State the various methods of soil exploration and explain in detail the penatration tests. (b) Draw a neat sketch of split spoon. Sampler showing all the salient parts. [8+8] 2. (a) Explain briey the concept of Taylors Stability Number. (b) Derive the equation for F.S. by the method of friction circle for analyzing the stability of slope. [8+8] 3. (a) Dierentate between Rankines and coulombs theories of earth pressures. (b) A retaining wall 4 m high retains cohesion less backll; the ground surface sloping at an angle of 100 . () with the horizontal. The back of the wall is inclined to the vertical at a positive batter angle of 90 , = 19 kN/m3 , = 300 wall friction 120 . Determine the total active pressure by Coulombs method. [8+8] 4. Explain in detail the main design considerations for retaining walls and check for stability. [16] 5. Determine the size of a square footing at the ground level to transmit a load of 900 kN in sand weighing 18 kN/m3 and having an angle of shearing resistance of 350 (N = 46, Nq = 42) factor of safety is 3. What will be the modication in the result, if the footing may be placed at a depth of 1m below ground surface? Assume, in this case, the water table may rise to the ground surface. = 9 kN/m3 . [16] 6. A loading test was conducted with a 300 mm square plate at a depth of 4m below the ground surface in pure clay deposit. The water table is located at a depth of 4 m below the ground level. Failure occurred at a load of 45 kN. What is the safe bearing capacity of a 1.5m wide strip footing at 1.5m depth in the same soil? Assume =18 kN/m3 above the water table and a factor of safety of 2.5. [16] 7. A precast concrete pile 30 cm 30 cm in cross section is driven by a hammer. The maximum rated hammer energy = 35 kN - m .The weight of the ram = 35.5 kN, the total length of the pile = 20 m, the hammer eciency = 0.8, the coecient of restitution = 0.45, the weight of the pile cap = 3.2 kN, and the number of blows for the last 3.0 cm of penetration is 5. Estimate the allowable pile capacity by using: (a) The E N formulae with FS = 6 (b) The modied E N formulae with FS = 4 1 of 2

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8. What do you understand by the term eciency of a pile group ? Derive the expression of spacing between friction piles for 100% eciency of the pile group. [16]

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IV B.Tech I Semester Regular Examinations, November 2008 FOUNDATION ENGINEERING (Civil Engineering) Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80 Answer any FIVE Questions All Questions carry equal marks 1. Explain in detail the Geophysical methods of soil exploration i.e. both the seismic refraction method and electrical resistivity method. [16] 2. (a) What do you under stand by innite slope and derive equation for F.S. of innite slope in cohesionless soil. (b) Derive the equation for F.S. of innite slope in a purely cohesive soil. [8+8]

3. Describe in detail the Culmans graphical method for Active and passive earth pressure determination on retaining wall. Give the procedure in steps for both the active and passive cases. [16] 4. A retaining wall retaining c- soil has a top width of 2 m and bottom width 4 m and a height of 6 m with a vertical face on the soil side. The soil properties are c = kPa; = 300 ; = 20 kN/m3 . Estimate the variation of Vertical pressure intensity at the base of the wall. [16] 5. A three- story building is to be constructed on a sand beach. Ground water rises to a maximum of 3m below ground level. The beach sand has the following properties: d = 16.5 kN/m3 , = 320 .(Nc = 40, Nq = 25, N = 30). The maximum column load will be 700 kN. Determine the sizes of footing for depths of 1m and 2m using a factor of safety of 3. Settlements are not to be considered. Evaluate the two alternatives of suitable foundation from practical consideration (diculties of construction and cost). [16] 6. Dierentiate between the general shear failure and the local shear failure. How the ultimate bearing capacity in local shear is determined? [16] 7. You have to design a pile to carry 200 kN. From theory you have estimated that a pile length of 10 m would have a design load of 200 kN. The contractor used pile driving equipment and process for which C = 0.1 and installed a test pile using a 1 hammer falling 1.2m and gave you the data given below. For piles of what length, will you place order? [16] Length of pile in m. 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Penetration / blow in mm 12.7 11.4 10.16 8.89 7.62 6.35 6.35 8. What do you understand by the term eciency of a pile group ? Derive the expression of spacing between friction piles for 100% eciency of the pile group. [16] 1 of 2

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