N.S.N. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY, KARUR 03 MODEL TEST MAY 2012 Reg.

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An !e" ALL #$e %&on 'ART A ( )10 * 2 + 20 ,-". / 1. What is water content in given mass of soil? 2. What is porosity of a given soil sample? 3. What is surface tension? 4. What is capillary rise? 5. What are isobars? 6. When a soil mass is said to be homogeneous? . Write down the !oulomb"s e#pression for shear strength. $. What is shear strength of soil? %. What is a slide? 1&. 'tate the two basic types of failure occurring in finite slopes. 'ART 0 ( )1 * 12 + 30 ,-". / 11. (a) * soil sample has a porosity of 4& per cent. +he specific gravity of solids is 2. &. !alculate (i) voids ratio (ii) dry density and (iii) unit weight if the soil is completely saturated. (16) ,r (b) * soil has a bul- unit weight of 2&.11 ./0m3 and water content of15 per cent. !alculate the water content of the soil partially dries to a unit weight of 1%.42 ./0m3 and the voids ratio remains unchanged. (16) 12. (a) (i) 1#plain the theory of 2uic- sand conditions in soil. (4) (ii) 3etermine the effective stress at 2m4 4m4 6m4 $m and 1&m is a soil mass having s =21 ./0m3. Water table is 2m below ground surface. *bove water table there is capillary rise up to ground surface. *lso draw total stress diagram up to 1&.&& m ,r (b) (i) 1#plain the falling head permeability test. ($) (ii) What are the applications of flow net? ($) 13. (a) 1#plain the /ew mar-"s influence chart in detail. (16) ,r (b) (i) 5ow will you determine pre consolidation pressure? (6) (ii) 5ow will you determine coefficient of compression inde# (!!) from an oedomoter test? (1&) 14. (a) (i) 1#plain the direct shear test to determine the shear strength of soil. (12) (ii) 1#plain the 6ohr7!oulomb failure theory. (4) ,r (b) (i) 1#plain the +ria#ial compression test to determine the shear strength of soil. (12) (ii) 1#plain drained behaviour of clay with reference to shear strength. (4) 15. (a) (i) 1#plain the 'wedish slip circle method in detail. (1&) (ii) 1#plain +aylor"s stability number and its applicability. (6) ,r (b) (i) 1#plain the friction circle method in detail. ($) (ii) 1#plain any four methods of slope protection. (2 8 4 9 $)

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