ANNA UNIVERSITY, CHENNAI-600 025 B.E/ B.Tech DEGREE EXAMINATIONS, Oct/Nov 2013 Regulations-2008 Fifth Semester B.E.

CIVIL ENGINEERING CE 2308 : Soil Mechanics Laboratory Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100

1. Determine the specific gravity of given soil sample using density bottle.

(100)

2. Determination of the specific gravity of the soil particles passing 4.75 mm I.S. sieve using pycnometer. (100)

3. Determine the bulk density of soil in the field by sand replacement method.

(100)

4. Determine the maximum dry density of soil by standard proctor compaction test. (100)

5. Determine the coefficient of permeability of soil by falling head method.

(100)

6. Determine the unconfined compressive strength of given soil sample

(100)

7. Determine the dilatency angle for the given soil sample using direct shear test.

(100)

8. Determine the relative density of given soil sample.

(100)

9. Classify the given soil sample by using wet sieve analysis.

(100)

10. Classify the given soil sample by using dry sieve analysis

(100)

11. Determine the shrinkage limit of the given soil sample having initial weight = 78.00 g along with dish (100)

12. Determine the bulk density of soil in the field by core cutter method

(100)

13. Conduct test to determine the Atterberg limits of the given sample and comment about its compressibility. (100)

14. Determine the liquid limit of the given soil sample.

(100)

15. Determine the plastic limit of the given soil sample.

(100)

16. Find out the free swell index of the given sample.

(100)

17. Conduct a test to find the coefficient of permeability of given soil sample which retains on 2.36 mm sieve by suitable method. (100)

18. Determine the mass density of soils by (a) core cutter method (b) Sand replacement method (100)

19. Conduct an experiment to determine the optimum moisture content and maximum dry density of a soil by proctor test and plot the curve of zero air voids. (100)

20. Find out the shear strength parameters of the given soil sample at known density by direct shear test. (100)

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Allocation of Marks 10 15 15 25 25 10 100

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