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GURU NANAK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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MODEL QUESTION PAPER-I
B.Tech III Year II Semester End Examinations (Regular), Aug- 2021
Regulations: R18
FOUNDATION ENGINEERING
(Civil Engineering)
Time: 3hours Max. Marks: 75

Answer ONE Question from each Unit

All Questions Carry Equal Marks
All parts of the question must be answered in one place only

UNIT– I
1. a) Explain briefly about various Geophysical methods used for soil investigation? [7M]
b) Determine the area ratios for the following soil samplers and comment on the nature of
samples obtained in each of the samplers.

Type of Sampler Outer Diameter Internal Diameter

[7M]
Core Cutter 165 mm 150 mm
Split Barrel 51 mm 35 mm
Seamless tube (Shelby) 51 mm 48 mm

2. a) Explain briefly various methods of soil exploration techniques and also discuss in detail
[8M]
wash boring and percussion drilling methods.
b) A SPT was conducted in a dense sand deposit of 22m, and a value of 48 was observed for
N. the density of the sand was 15kN/m3. What is the value of N, corrected for [7M]
overburden pressure?
UNIT – II
3. a) Explain the stability analysis by Swedish slip circle method and derive the factor of
[7M]
safety.
b) An embankment 10m high is inclined at an angle of 36° to the horizontal. A stability
analysis by the method of slices gives the following forces per running meter:
Σ shearing forces = 450kN
Σ normal forces = 900kN Σ neutral forces = 216kN
[7M]
The length of the failure arc is 27m. Laboratory tests on the soil indicate the effective
values c’ and φ’ as 20kN/m2 and 18° respectively.
Determine the factor of safety of the slope with respect to a) Shearing strength b)
Cohesion
4. a) Explain stability of earthen dam in full reservoir condition, sudden drawn down condition [8M]
and at the end of the construction.
4. b) It is proposed to construct a highway embankment using a c-ϕ soil having c = 25kPa, φ =
20°, γ = 17kN/m3. Determine the critical height up to which the embankment can be built
[7M]
with an inclination of 30° with a factor of safety of 1.50. Given the Taylor’s stability
number for these conditions as 0.0737.
UNIT – III
5. a) Derive the expression for coefficient of Active and passive earth pressure coefficients
[8M]
according to coulombs earth pressure theory.
b) A 9m high retaining wall is supporting a backfill consisting of two types of soils. The
water table is located at a depth of 5m below the top. The properties of soil from 0 to 3m
include c = 0 kN/m2; φ = 33°; γ = 17kN/m3 and those for soil from 3m to 9m include c= 0
kN/m2; φ = 40°; γ = 18.50kN/m3; γsub = 20.50kN/m3.Plot the distribution of active and [7M]
passive earth pressure and determine the magnitude and point of application of total
active and passive earth pressure acting on the retaining wall.
6. a) Explain in detail various stability conditions that should be checked for the retaining wall.
[7M]
b) A gravity retaining wall of height 3 m with uniform thickness (.i.e. rectangular in cross
section) of 1.20m is constructed in RRM with a unit weight of 24 kN/m3. The average
properties of soil from top to bottom of wall includes c = 0kN/m2; φ= 30°. Analyze the
Stability of wall against overturning when the entire backfill is Moist with a unit weight [7M]
of 18 kN/m3.Submerged (consider the saturated unit weight in submerged conditions as
9.80kN/m3)
UNIT – IV
7. Explain in detail about various failures mechanism of bearing capacity theory with neat
a) [8M]
sketch.
b) Determine the ultimate bearing capacity of a strip footing, 1.5 m wide, with its base at a
depth of 1m, resting on a sand stratum take γd=17kN/m3, c’= 0 kPa and φ=32°. If GWT is [7M]
located at a depth 0.5 m below G.S, At a depth 0.5 m below the base of footing γsat= 20
kN/m3 . Use Terzaghi theory.
8. a) Explain the static method for estimating the load carrying capacity of a single pile driven [7M]
in cohesive soil.
b) A group of 16 piles of 50 cm diameter is arranged with a centre to centre spacing of 1.0
m. The piles are 9 m long and are embedded in soft clay with cohesion 30kN/m2. Bearing
[7M]
resistance may be neglected for the pile, Adhesion factor is 0.6. Determine the ultimate
load capacity of the pile group.

UNIT – V
9. a) Discuss the different shapes of Cross-sections of wells used in practice, giving the merits [8M]
and demerits of each.
b) A circular well of 6m external diameter and 4m internal diameter is embedded to a depth
of 15m below the maximum scour level in a sandy soil deposit. The well is subjected to a
horizontal force of 800kN acting at a height of 8m above the scour level. Determine the [7M]
allowable total equivalent resisting force due to the earth pressure assuming the rotation
is about a point above the base. Take γsat = 30kN/m3, φ = 20°, factor of safety for passive
resistance = 2. Use Terzaghi’s analysis.
10. a) Explain the effect of water and earth pressure on well foundations and also discuss about [7M]
tilt and shift in wells.
b) A circular well of 4.5 m external diameter and 0.75m steining thickness embedded to a
depth of 12m in a sandy soil deposit. The properties of soil γsat = 30kN/m3, φ = 30°. The
well is subjected to a resultant horizontal force of 500kN and a moment of 400 kN-m at [7M]
the scour level. Determine the allowable total equivalent resisting force due to the earth
pressure. A FOS = 2 may be adopted for soil resistance. Determine the magnitude and
point of maximum Bending moment at well steining.