DR.
BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, LONERE
Regular End Semester Examination – Summer 2023
Course: B. Tech. Branch: Civil Engineering Semester: VI
Subject Code & Name: BTCVC602 Foundation Engineering
Max Marks: 60 Date:14/07/2023 Time: 2:00 to 5:00 PM
Instructions to the Students:
1. All the questions are compulsory.
2. The level of question/expected answer as per OBE or the Course Outcome (CO) on
which the question is based is mentioned in ( ) in front of the question.
3. Use of non-programmable scientific calculators is allowed.
4. Assume suitable data wherever necessary and mention it clearly.
(Level/CO) Marks
Q. 1 Solve any two of the following. 12
A) What are the stages of site investigation? State objectives of each stage? 06
B) Describe, with a neat sketch, the wash boring method. In what field conditions 06
would you recommend this method?
C) C.1) A SPT was conducted in a dense sand deposit at a depth of 22 m, and a 06
value of 48 was observed for N. The density of the sand was 15 kN/m2. What
is the value of N, corrected for overburden pressure?
C.2) Compute the area ratio of a thin-walled tube samples having an external
diameter of 6 cm and a wall thickness of 2.25 mm. Do you recommend the
sampler for obtaining undisturbed soil samples? Why?
Q.2 Solve any two following questions. 12
A) What are the common modes of bearing capacity failure of a footing. Explain 06
in detail with Sketches?
B) A strip footing of width 3 m is founded at a depth of 2 m below the ground 06
surface in a (c - φ) soil having a cohesion c = 30 kN/m2 and angle of shearing
resistance φ = 35°. The water table is at a depth of 5 m below ground level.
The moist weight of soil above the water table is 17.2 5 kN/m3. Determine
(a) Ultimate bearing capacity of the soil,
(b) Net bearing capacity, and
(c) Net allowable bearing pressure and the load/m for a factor of safety of 3.
Use the general shear failure theory of Terzaghi.
∅ = 𝟑𝟓𝟎 Nc = 57.8, Nq = 41.4 and N𝛾 = 42.4
C) If the water table in Q.2 B) rises to the ground level, determine the net safe 06
bearing pressure of the footing. All the other data given in Q.2 B) remains
the same. Assume the saturated unit weight of the soil 𝜸𝑺𝒂𝒕 is 18.5 kN/m3.
Q. 3 Solve any two of the following. 12
A) What is swelling soils? Explain in detail the characteristics of swelling soils? 06
B) Define and explain the following terms: 06
A) Swelling Potential B) Swelling Pressure C) Free Swell
C) Enlist & explain the essential steps involved in the final choice of the type of 06
foundation?
Q.4 Solve any two of the following. 12
A) Classify and explain the types of Piles: 06
a) Based on purpose
b) Based on load transfer
c) Based on method of construction
B) Enlist the different methods to estimate the load carrying capacity of piles 06
and explain in detail static formulae method.
C) C.1) A timber pile was driven by a drop hammer weighing 30 kN with a 06
free fall of 1.2 m. The average penetration of the last few blows was 5 mm.
What is the capacity of the pile according to Engineering News Formula?
C.2) A pile is driven with a single acting steam hammer of weight 15 kN
with a free fall of 900 mm. The final set, the average of the last three blows,
is 27.5 mm. Find the safe load using the Engineering News Formula?
12
Q. 5 Solve any two of the following.
A) Enlist the different methods for the analysis of finite slopes and explain in 06
detail the stability number method.
B) Enlist and explain in detail the different types of slope failures? 06
C) An embankment is inclined at an angle of 35° and its height is 15 m. The 06
angle of shearing resistance is 15° and the cohesion intercept is 200 kN/m 2.
The unit weight of soil is18.0 kN/m3. If Taylor’s stability number is 0.06, find
the factor of safety with respect to cohesion.
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