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    This document provides instructions for a geotechnical engineering exam, including: 1) Two sections containing multiple choice and numerical problems regarding soil properties, consolidation, shear strength, and settlement. 2) Students have 2 hours to complete the exam, which is worth 30 marks. 3) Solutions must be uploaded with a declaration and statement of authorship as the cover sheet. Any plagiarism will result in zero credits.

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    This document provides instructions for a geotechnical engineering exam, including: 1) Two sections containing multiple choice and numerical problems regarding soil properties, consolidation, shear strength, and settlement. 2) Students have 2 hours to complete the exam, which is worth 30 marks. 3) Solutions must be uploaded with a declaration and statement of authorship as the cover sheet. Any plagiarism will result in zero credits.

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    NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, TIRUCHIRAPPALLI – 620015.

    DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING


    SUBJECT: CEPC-19 Geotechnical Engineering-1
    End Semester Examination 30 Marks
    SEMESTER: IV DATE: 24.07.2020
    BATCH: B TIME: 10.00 AM – 12.00 PM

    Section-1 (5 x 3)
    a. Prove that water content of partially saturated soil can be expressed as
    𝐺
    1 − ( 𝑤⁄𝐺 )
    𝑤=
    𝐺
    ( 𝑤⁄𝑆 − 1)
    b. In order to determine the bulk density of soil insitu, 4.7 kg of soil was extracted from a hole at
    the surface of the soil. The hole required 3.65 kg of loose dry sand for its filling. If it takes 6.75
    kg of the same sand to fill a calibrating can of 4.5 litre capacity determine the bulk density of
    the soil.
    c. A soil has following properties
    LL = 45 %, PL =33%, SL= 21%
    If the specimen of this soil shrinks from a volume of 11 cm3 at liquid limit to 8.05 cm3 at the
    shrinkage limit. Calculate the specific gravity of the solids.
    d. Comment on the various parameters that influence consolidation in soil.
    e. A drainage pipe beneath a dam has become clogged with sand whose k = 10m/day. It has been
    observed that the flow through the pipe is 0.15 m3/day when the difference of water level on
    the upstream and downstream is 20 m. If the cross sectional area of the pipe was 200 cm2, what
    length of the pipe was filled with sand.
    Section-1I (3 x 5)
    f. Construct a Newmark’s Chart for an Influence value of 0.003 and for a depth of 4 cm. Also
    find the stresses beneath center point ‘A’ of the building at a depth of 2 m exerting a uniform
    load of 200 kPa

    4m

    1m

    A
    3m

    2m
    g. A series of shear test was performed on a soil. Each test was carried out until the soil sample
    sheared and the principal stresses for each test are as follows.

    Test Confining Pressure Pore Water Deviator stress


    (kN/m2) Pressure (kN/m2) (kN/m2)
    1. 250 140 1020
    2. 500 20 1240
    3. 1000 240 1700
    Plot the Mohr Circle for total and effective stress and determine the shear strength envelop and
    angle of internal friction of soil.
    h. A clay layer of 10 m thickness underlies a sand stratum of 10 m and overlies a pervious layer.
    The sand layer carries a point load of 10 MN. Assume e=0.70 and G=2.72, LL=60% and cv=25
    x 10-3cm2/s. The water table is located 5 m above the top of the clay layer. Find how long
    would the clay take to settle 4.7 cm.

    Note

    Make sure the ‘Declaration and statement of authorship’ is uploaded along with the answer
    sheet as cover sheet (First Sheet).

    Any plagiarism/copying shall be treated as attempt for malpractice and all such sheets will
    be rewarded ‘Zero Credits’.

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