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RPSC AE: 2018-19 (Mains)

CIVIL ENGINEERING
Test Paper: SAT 1

Time: 50 Minutes Max. Marks: 60

Evaluation Table
(For Evaluator use only)

Part-A Part-B Part-C Grand Total

Q. No. Marks Q. No. Marks Q. No. Marks Part-A

1 6 8 Part-B
2 7 9 Part-C
3 Total
4 (-) Marks
5 Final Total

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Part – A Marks: 10
Note: Attempt all five questions. Each question carry 2 marks. Answer should not exceed 15
words.
1. Name two examples of soil deposits transported by ‘wind’?

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2. Explain the term ‘degree of saturation’.

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3. Give name of three best methods to determine water content in lab.

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4. Define thixotropic soil.

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5. For a soil sample, if coefficient of curvature is 1.5 and D60 and D30 are respectively 8 mm and 3
mm, then what is the value of effective size of particle (D10)?

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Part – B Marks: 10
Note: Attempt all two questions. Each question carry 5 marks. Answer should not exceed 50
words.
6. Describe the ‘montmorillonite’ mineral commonly found in black cotton soils.

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7. The dry unit weight of a soil sample is 17 kN/m3 and specific gravity of soil solids is 2.6. If
degree of saturation of the sample is 80%, then find the water content of the original sample.

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Part – C Marks: 40
Note: Attempt all two questions. Each question carry 20 marks. Answer should not exceed 200
words.
8. Why grain size analysis for soils is called particle analysis? Discuss in details about the
sedimentation analysis of fine soils by pipette method.

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9. A compacted cylindrical specimen 55 mm diameter and 112 mm long is to be prepared from

dry soil. If the specimen is required to have a water content of 18% and the percentage of air voids
is 22, then calculate the weight of soil solids (in gm) and water required (in gm) in the preparation
of soil specimen. Assume specific gravity of soil solids as 2.72.

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