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T.E. (Civil) (Part — Il) Examination, 2016

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING - Il
Day and Date : Tuesday, 22-11-2016 Max. Marks : 100
Time: 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.
Instructions: — 1) Figures to the rightindicate full marks.
2) Q. Vis compulsory; Answer any two questions out of Q. Hl, Q. Til
and Q. IV.
3) Answer any three questions out of Q. VI, Q. VII, Q. Villand Q. IX.
4) Assume additional data if required and mention itclearly.
5) Q. No. lis compulsory. It should be solved infirst 30 minutes in Answer
Book Page No. 3.
6) Answer MCQ/Objective type questions on Page No. 3 only. Don’t
forget to mention, Q.P. Set (P/Q/R/S) on Top of Page.

MCQ/Objective Type Questions

Duration : 30 Minutes Marks : 20

|. Choose the correct option:

1) Mineral present in expansive soil is 1
a) lllite b) Montmorillonite c) Kaolonite d) None
2) For undisturbed samples the area ratio of sampler should be 1
a) 0% b) <10% c) >10% d) 10% to 20%
3) If RQD of the sample is 47% then quality of this sample is 1
a) Poor b) Good c) Very good d) Fair
4) Dilatancy correction is applied to SPT test results when 1
a) Soil is silty sand
b) Water table is present above test level
c) Value of SPT corrected for overburden is more than 15
d) All
5) Shape factor for weight term (Sr) in case of Terzaghi’s equation for square
footing is 1
a) 1.0 b) 1.3 c) 0.6 d) 0.8
6) Effect of uniform settlement on the structure is 1
a) Noeffect b) Effect on utility services
c) Develop cracks in the structures d) Leads to failure of structure

7) Terzaghi’s local shear parameter, No, Ng and N, values for p =0 1

a) 0,0,0 b) 5.14,0,0 c) 5.7,0,0 d) 5.7, 1.0, 0.0

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8) Second zone of failure under the footing is 1
a) Elastic zone b) Plastic zone
c) Rankine’s passive zone d) None
9) In case of plate load test seating load to be applied is
a) 5kPa b) 10kPa c) 7kPa d) none
10) Mass of rammer used in SPT test is
a) 25kg b) 65kg c) 75kg d) 45kg
11) When the two column loads are unequal, with the outer column carrying heavier load and
there is a space limitation beyond the outer column, which of the following combined
footing is adopted ?
a) Rectangular footing b) Trapezoidal footing
c) Mat foundation d) Strip footing
12) Three piles are arranged in a triangular form, efficiency of pile group by Feld’s rule
a) 33.33% b) 50% Cc) 75% d) 87.5%
13) Arrange the order of various stages of construction of under reamed pile
foundation
1. Concreting pile cap
2. Boring by Auger
3. Placing reinforcement cage in position
4. Under reaming by under reamer
5. Concreting pile
a) 4,5,2,3,1 b) 2,4, 3,5, 1 c) 2,3,4,5,1 qd) 2,3,5,4,1
14) The bottom plug in well foundation is usually made up of
a) Brick Masonry b) RCC
c) Cement concrete d) None
15) The critical force system to be considered for stability of well foundation is
a) Vertical direction
b) Direction perpendicular to water flow
c) Direction parallel to water flow
d) Horizontal direction
16) Identify the incorrect statement. A sheet pile may fail in any one of the following
ways
a) Forward movement of the base b) Failure by bending
c) Failure by shear d) Failure by anchors
17) Any slope of great extent with uniform soil condition at any given depth below the
surface is termed as
a) Flexible slope b) Rigid slope c) Finite slope d) Infinite slope
18) In slope stability analysis by friction circle method, the radius of friction circle is given by
a) Krcos » b) Krsin @ c) Krsec d) Krtan@

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T.E. (Civil) (Part — Il) (CGPA) Examination, 2018

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING -Il
Day and Date : Tuesday, 20-11-2018 Total Marks : 70
Time : 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.
Instructions : 1) Assume additional data, if required and state it clearly.
2) Figures to the right indicate full marks.
3) Q. No. 1 is compulsory. It should be solved in first
30 minutes in Answer Book Page No. 3. Each question
carries one mark.
4) Answer MCQ/Objective type questions on Page No.
3 only. Don’t forget to mention, Q.P. Set (P/Q/R/S) on
Top of Page.

MCQ/Objective Type Questions

Duration : 30 Minutes Marks : 14

1. Choose the correct option (one mark each) : (1x14=14)

1) The ultimate bearing capacity of a soil is the
a) total load on the bearing area
b) pressure at which the soil fails
c) load at which the soil consolidates
d) safe load on the bearing area
2) Which one of the following is the correct Terzaghi general bearing
capacity equation ?
a) qg,=CNc+yDNq+O05ByNy b) q,=CNc-yDNq+05ByNy
c)q,=CNc+05yDNq+ByNy_ d) None of above
3) In a plate-load test, the load is applied in one of the following increments
of load :
a) 1/30" b) 1/20" c) 1/10" d) 1/5"
4) When exterior column carries heavier load in comparison with the internal
column then footing to be provided to club these two columns is
a) Rectangular combined footing b) Trapezoidal combined footing
c) Strap footing d) None

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5) What were the values for soil parameters used by Terzaghi for his local
shear failure analysis ?

a) ® m
= 23 tan, C=
m
26.
3
b) ® m
= 34 ane, C= 3.
4

c) ® = 5 tan, C= 50 d) none of these

6) The plate-load test gives

a) ultimate bearing capacity b) allowable bearing capacity
c) safe bearing capacity d) all of these
7) Asoil sample has external diameter as 8 cm and wall thickness of 2 mm.
The area ratio in percentage will be
a) 12.88 b) 18.22 c) 15.97 d) 10.80
8) Slope will be stable if relation between Actuating Force (AF) and Resisting
Force (RF) is
a) AF < RF b) RF > AF c) AF > RF d) None
9) Factor of safety in case of infinite slope in dry cohesive soil is given by
[i — slope angle, c — cohesion, @ — angle of internal friction, h — height and
r— unit weight of soil]
t c+yhcos’ itan
a) FS= 2
tani C
b) FS = —___—_~
yh sini cosi
c) FS = ——— d) None
yh sini cosi
10) Common material used for sheet pile is
a) steel b) concrete c) timber d) none
11) In under-reamed pile construction, the ratio of bulb diameter to shaft
diameter is
a) 1.0 b) 1.5 c) 2.5 d) none
12) Negative skin friction on piles
a) Is caused due to relative settlement of the soil
b) Is caused in soft clays
c) Decreases the pile capacity
d) All of the above
13) Strap footing is also called
a) Spread footing b) Mat footing
c) Cantilever footing d) Continuous footing
14) Square spread footing is preferred rather than other shape because
a) It is simple in construction b) It looks good
c) Its bearing capacity is more d) None

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T.E. (Part - Il) (New) (CBCS) Examination Nov/Dec-2019
Civil Engineering
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING - Il
Day & Date: Saturday, 23-11-2019 Max. Marks: 70
Time: 10:00 AM To 01:00 PM
Instructions: 1) Q. No. 1 is compulsory and should be solved in first 30 minutes in answer
book.
2) Figures to the right indicate full marks.
3) Assume additional data if required and mention it clearly.
MCQ/Objective Type Questions
Duration: 30 Minutes Marks: 14
Q.1 Choose the correct alternatives from the options and rewrite the 14
sentences.
1) | RQD is the ratio of
a) Sum of lengths of rock core pieces greater than 15 cm to the total
length of core run
b) Sum of lengths of rock core pieces greater than 10 cm to the total
length of core run
c) Sum of lengths of rock core pieces to the total length of core run
d) Sum of lengths of unbroken rock core pieces to the total length of
core run
2) One ofthe purposes of Soil exploration is
a) To understand the behaviour of the structure
b) To estimate the load coming on the soil
c) To find the quantity and quality of water
d) To determine basic properties of soil
3) | Which one of the following is not the assumption made in Terazaghi’s
bearing capacity analysis?
a) The strip footing has rough base
b) Failure zone do not extend above the horizontal plane through the
base of the footing
c) Plastic zone is not fully developed
d) The elastic zone has straight boundaries
4) According to IS: 1904- 1966, maximum safe bearing veyom?) for coarse
sand, medium sand and fine sand are respectively (in kg/cm“)
a) 4.5, 2.5, 1.5 b) 33, 16.5, 9
c) 16.5, 9.0, 4.5 d) None ofthese
5) — The allowable soil pressure for foundation in cohesive soil is generally
controlled by
a) Settlements b) Bearing capacity
c) both (a) and (b) d) neither (a) nor (b)
6) How much is the drive weight used in Standard Penetration test as per
IS 2131: 1981?
a) 53.5kg b) 63.5kg
c) 73.5kg d) 83.5kg

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In case of plate load test seating load to be applied is
a) 5kPa b) 10kPa
c) 7kPa d) None
Curb is a component in case of
a) Box caisson b) Pneumatic caisson
c) Open caisson d) All
These types of soil deposits are often found near the mouths of rivers,
along the perimeters of bays and beneath swamps or lagoons
a) Weak/compressible soil b) Collapsible soil
c) Expansive soil d) Corrosive soil
10) The negative skin friction on a pile develops when
a) The soil in which it is driven is sandy soil
b) The soil surrounding it settles more than the pile
c) The ground water table rises
d) The soil near the tip is clay
11) The group efficiency of driven piles in sand at a close spacing may be
a) Equalto 100% b) Greater than 100%
c) Below 100% d) None of the above
12) In stability analysis, the term mobilized shear strength is referred to as .
a) Shear strength b) Maximum shear stress
c) Applied shear stress d) None
13) Taylors stability charts are based on the total stress using the
a) Friction circle method b) Method of slices
c) du=0 analysis d) None
14) Which of the following geosynthetic material acts as separator
a) Geocells b) Geomat
c) Geotextiles d) Geofoam

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T.E. (Civil) (Part — Il) (New —- CGPA) Examination, 2017

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING - Il

Day and Date : Wednesday, 17-5-2017 Max. Marks : 70

Time: 3.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m.
Instructions: 1) Figures to the right indicate full marks.
2) Answer any three questions out of Q. 2, Q. 3, Q.4andQ.§
in Section -1.
3) Q. Gis compulsory, answer any two questions out of Q. 7,
Q. 8 and Q. 9 in Section — Il.
4) Assume additional data ifrequired and mention it clearly.
5) Q. No. 1 is compulsory. It should be solved in first 30
minutes in Answer Book Page No. 3. Each question carries
one mark.
6) Answer MCQ/Objective type questions on Page No. 3 only.
Don’t forget to mention, Q.P. Set (P/Q/R/S) on Top of Page.

MCQ/Objective Type Questions

Duration : 30 Minutes Marks : 14

1. Choose the appropriate options. (14x1=14)

1) Incase of clayey soil which settlement is predominant ?

a) Immediate b) Consolidation
c) Secondary consolidation d) None

2) If RQD is 26%, what is the quality of rock is

a) Poor b) Fair c) Good d) Excellent

3) If the water table is at the base of the footing, what are the water
table correction factors (RW, and RW,) in Terazaghi’s equation
CN, + yDN,RW, + yBN yRW,
a) RW, = 0.5, RW, = 1 b) RW, =1, RW, =0.5
c) RW, =0.5, RW, = 0.5 d) RW, =1, RWy=1

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4) In Plate Load Test the loading arrangement is done by
a) Gravity loading method b) Reaction truss method
c) Pressure meter method d) Botha) and b)

5) As per IS 1904-1986, the permissible settlement for isolated foundation in

sand is
a) 25mm b) 50mm c) 60mm d) 75mm

6) Dilatancy correction is applied to SPT test results when

a) Soil is silty sand
b) Water table is present above test level
c) Value of SPT corrected for overburden is more than 15
d) All

7) Spacing of borings for highways is

a) 100 m—200m b) 250 m-—300m
c) 500 m—1000m d) None

8) Ideal cell fill material for cellular cofferdam is

a) Clay soil with G = 2.6 b) Sandy soil with G = 2.6
c) Clay soil with G = 2.7 d) Sanqy soil with G = 2.74

9) Maximum distance below water level up to which pneumatic caisson can be

used is
a) 10m b) 20m c) 30m d) 40m

10) Cellular cofferdam are commonly used when depth of water is

a) >10m b) <15m c) >15m d) None ofthe above

11) Anchored sheet pile wall embedded in cohesive soil, shape of the pressure
distribution diagram below dredge level is
a) Parabolic b) Triangular c) Rectangular d) None

12) Scour depth is calculated by using formula given by

a) Darcey b) Terzaghi c) Rankine d) Lacey

13) Factor of safety used to calculate Pile capacity by dynamic formula is

a) 2.5 b) 3.0 c) 45 d) 6.0

14) In method of slices, which component is having negative values for few slices
a) Vertical b) Horizontal c) Normal d) Tangential

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T.E. (Civil) (Part — Il) (CGPA) Examination, 2017

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING - Il
Day and Date : Wednesday, 22-11-2017 Max. Marks : 70
Time : 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.

Instructions : 1) Q. No. 1 iscompulsory. It should be solved in first 30 minutes

in Answer Book Page No. 3. Each question carries one mark.
2) Answer MCQ/Objective type questions on Page No. 3 only.
Don’t forget to mention, Q.P. Set (P/Q/R/S) on Top of Page.
3) Figures to the right indicate full marks.
4) Assume additional data if required and mention it clearly.

MCQ/Objective Type Questions

Duration : 30 Minutes Marks: 14

1. Choose the correct alternatives : 14

1) RQD is the ratio of

a) Sumof lengths of rock core pieces greater than 15 cm to the total length of core run
b) Sum of lengths of rock core pieces greater than 10 cm to the total length of core run
c) Sum of lengths of rock core pieces to the total length of core run
d) Sum of lengths of unbroken rock core pieces to the total length of core run

2) One of the purposes of Soil exploration is

a) To understand the behaviour of the structure
b) To estimate the load coming on the soil
c) To find the quantity and quality of water
d) To determine basic properties of soil

3) Which one of the following is not the assumption made in Terazaghi’s bearing
capacity analysis ?
a) The strip footing has rough base
b) Failure zone do not extend above the horizontal plane through the base of the
footing
c) Plastic zone is not fully developed
d) The elastic zone has straight boundaries

4) How much is the drive weight used in Standard Penetration test as per
IS 2131: 1981 ?
a) 53.5kg b) 63.5 kg c) 73.5 kg d) 83.5 kg

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5) In case of sandy soil, which settlement is predominant ?
a) Immediate settlement
b) Consolidation settlement
c) Secondary consolidation settlement
d) None

6) In case of plate load test seating load to be applied is

a) 5 kPa b) 10 kPa c) 7kPA d) None

7) These types of soil deposits are often found near the mouths of rivers, along
the perimeters of bays and beneath swamps or lagoons.
a) Weak/compressible soil b) Collapsible soil
c) Expansive soil d) Corrosive soil

8) Curb is a component in case of

a) Box caisson b) Pneumatic caisson
c) Open caisson d) All

9) Swedish circle method of slope stability analysis is used in case of

a) Silty soil b) Sandy soil c) Clayey soil d) None

10) Location of critical slip circle for a given slope can be found by using method
suggested by
a) Taylor b) Cassagrande_ c) Fellenius d) Bishop

11) Pile used to safeguard waterfront structures is called

a) Uplift pile b) Dolphin pile — c) Anchor pile d) None

12) For cantilever sheet pile supporting clayey soil having c = 25 kPa, pressure
intensity at the top of wall is
a) 0 b) -25 kPa c) —50 kPa d) None

13) In pile groups, if we interchange number of rows and number of columns

then efficiency of pile group
a) Will increase b) Will decrease
c) Remain same d) Depend on soil type

14) Friction pile of square and circular shape having same size and length is
used whose capacity is more ?
a) Square b) Circular
c) Square in clayey soil d) Circular in sandy soil

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T.E. (Civil) (Part — Il) Examination, 2016

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING - Il
Day and Date : Friday, 6-5-2016 Max. Marks : 20 + 80 = 100
Time : 3.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m.
Instructions: 1) Figure to the right indicates full mark.
2) Assume additional data if required and mention it clearly.
3) Q. No. 1 is compulsory. it should be solved in first 30 minutes in Answer
Book Page No. 3.
4) Answer MCQ/objective type questions on Page No. 3 only. Don’t forget to
mention, Q.P. Set (P/QR/S) on top of page.

MCQ/Objective Type Questions

Duration : 30 Minutes Marks : 20
1
1. The most common disturbing agent affecting the stability of soil slope is
a) mass of soil b) seismic force

c) external load d) seepage

2. Foranundisturbed sampler the area ratio of the sampler should be

a) zero b) 10% or less c) 10-20% d) more than 20%

3. The material used for manufacture of geotextile is

a) Polythene b) Nylon c) Polyster d) All above

4. Bearing capacity of a footing on sand depends on

a) Depth of footing b) Width of footing

c) Position of water table d) Undrained shear strength

5. Group efficiency of a pile group

a) will be always less than 100%

b) willbe always greater than 100%

c) will be less than or more than 100%

d) will be more than 100% for cohesionless soil and less than 100% for cohesive soil

6. Inthe approximate analysis of a cantilever sheet pile wall, the point of rotation is about
a) the dredge level

b) top of the wall

c) below the dredge level but above the bottom of the wall

a) at the bottom of wall

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7. Taylor’s stability charts are based on the total stresses using the
a) Friction circle method b) Method of slices

c) $=0 analysis d) None of the above

The method of slices was first suggested by

a) Taylor b) Bishop
c) Fellineous qd) Terzaghi

A shallow foundation is usually defined as a foundation which has

a) depth less than 0.6 m b) depth less than its width
c) depth less than 1m d) none of the above

The floating caisson is

a) Open at top closed at bottom b) Closed at top open at bottom
c) Open at top and bottom a) None of the above

Following is Area ratio of two samplers

Sampler A — 10.9%
Sampler B —- 21%
Which sampler is recommended ?
a) SamplerA b) Sampler B
c) Any sampler a) None of these

A pile of 0.5 m dia and length 10 m is embeded in a deposit of clay having c = 60 kN/m2, b= 10°. The
skin friction capacity (KN) of the pile for an adhesion factor of 0.6 is
a) 671 b) 565
c) 283 d) 106

Atest plate 30 cm x 30 cm resting on a sand settles by 10 mm under a certain loading intensity A footing
of 150 cm x 200 cm resting on same sand deposit and loaded to same intensity settles by
a) 2mm b) 27.8mm
c) 30.2mm d) 50mm

Efficiency of a 3 x 3 (3 rows x 3 column) pile group as per Feld’s rule will be

a) 93.85% b) 81.25%
C) 66.67% d) 72.22%

A finite slope of a cohesionless soil is safe as long as

a) B<o b) There is no external load

c) The soil is dry d) The soil is wet

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T.E. (Civil) (Part — Il) (CGPA) Examination, 2018

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING - Il

Day and Date : Wednesday, 16-5-2018 Total Marks : 70

Time: 2.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.

Instructions : 1) Q. No. 1 is compulsory. It should be solved in first 30

minutes in Answer Book Page No. 3. Each question carries
one mark.
2) Answer MCQ/Objective type questions on Page No. 3
only. Don’t forget to mention, Q.P. Set (P/Q/R/S) on Top
of Page.

MCQ/Objective Type Questions

Duration : 30 Minutes Marks: 14

1. Choose the correct answer : (14x1=14)

1) The following dimensions are given for a Shelby tube sampler :
External diameter 51 mm, internal diameter 48 mm. What is the area
ratio ?
a) 12.9% b) 15.3% c) 10.6% d) 14.5%
2) The two criteria for determination of allowable bearing capacity of foundation
are
a) Tension and compression b) Tension and settlement
c) Bond and Shear d) Shear and settlement
3) The angle of Shear Resistance ©>36°, then the type of failure in soil is
a) General Shear failure b) Local Shear Failure
c) Punching Shear Failure d) None
4) Load increments applied in ‘Plate Load Test? is
a) 1/20 of the estimated ultimate bearing capacity
b) 1/15 of the estimated ultimate bearing capacity
c) 1/10 of the estimated ultimate bearing capacity
d) 1/5 of the estimated ultimate bearing capacity
5) The bearing capacity of the soil supporting a footing of size 2m x 2m, is
not affected by the water table if the water table is located beyond the
depth of
a) 0.5m b) 1m c) 1.5m d) 2m
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6) Effect of uniform settlement on the structure is
a) no effect b) effect on utility services
c) develop cracks in the structures d) leads to failure of structure
7) These types soils are those appear to be strong and stable in their natural
state, but which rapidly consolidate under wetting, generating large and
often unexpected settlements.
a) Weak/Compressible soil b) Collapsible soil
c) Corrosive Soil d) None
8) Finite slope usually fail by __ failure.
a) Translational b) Wedge c) Rotational d) All
9) Deflection of sheet pile wall at ground surface can be controlled by
a) Changing backfill b) Decreasing height of wall
c) Providing anchor rod d) None
10) Location of point of rotation in case of cantilever sheet pile wall is
a) Near top of wall b) Near dredge level
c) Near bottom of wall d) Difficult to locate
11) Pile driven at some inclination with vertical is called
a) Batter pile b) Raker pile
c) Both a and b d) Neither a nor b
12) Negative skin friction for a pile is
a) Desirable
b) Harmful
c) Sometimes desirable sometimes harmful
d) Lacey
13) Efficiency of a pile group consisting of four piles by using Felds rule is
a) 93.75 b) 81.25 c) 87.5 d) none
14) Under reamed pile is most suitable to resist
a) Compressive load b) Lateral load
c) Uplift d) None

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