LN/2021 41 9CE63 Rog, No. (2019 Batch only) (To be filed by the candidate) COIMBATORE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY {Government Aided Autonomous Institution) COIMBATORE 641 014 BLE. DEGREE EXAMINATIONS, JUNE 2022 ~ (Sixth Semester) CIVIL ENGINEERING BRANCH Ja ATION Et : (Common to P.T.B.E. Civil 1V Sem. 20 batch) Time : 3 Hours Max: 75 marks TION: 41, Answer all questions in PART A and as per choice in PART B. 2. Part Aand:Part B questions should be answered separately in the same answer sheet. 3. Use of Relevant IS codes are permitted PART-A (40x2=20) State the depth of soil exploration as recommended by 1S 1892. a The observed 'N' value in a deposit of fully submerged fine sand was 19 at a depth of 6m. The average saturated unit weight of the soil is 19kN/m* . Calculate the corrected 'N' value as per S:2131 3. Compare plate load test and Standard penetration test in terms of estimating bearing capacity of soil. 4 State the concept of floating foundation. 5 List the methods f minimizing settlement of footings. A footing 4m x 2m in plan, transmits a pressure of 175 kN/m? on a cohesive soil having E = 6.1 10*kN/m? and Poisson's ratio 0.5. Determine the immediate settlement of the footing at its centre as per 15 8009 — Part 1. Assuming it to be a rigid footing t What is negative skin friction. Furnish its consequences. How pile foundation is different from shallow foundation. State the advantages of Coulomb's Theory. 10. Estimate the depth upto which the cohesive backfil offers negative earth pressure ‘over the retaining wall, if the C = 35 kPa, p = 28 degrees and y = 18.5 kN/m? PART-B (x11=55) 11. a) Whatis borehole log? @) b) Fumish the typical borehole log along with details. @) ) Elucidate the content of good soil investigation report. 4) (OR) 12. a) Fumish different types of driling adopted in soil exploration. © b) Compare the advantages and limitations of each type of driling. 6) Contd.13. 14, 15. 16. 17. 18, A rectangular footing 3m x4m_ in size is rested on the sandy soil as shown betow. )) Evaluate the Corrected SPT ‘N" values. il) Evaluate the aliowable bearing pressure as per |S 6403-1981 (OR) A column, carrying a load of 750 kN has to be supported by a footing with its base at 1.50m depth from existing ground fevel. The soil has cohesion of 10kN/m?, angle of internal friction of 30 degrees, bulk unit weight of 18kN/m? and submerged unit weight of 10kN/m3. Evaluate the size of the footing using Terzagi’s analysis with a factor of safety of 3 f, a) The water table is too far to affect the SBC. b) The water table is at 1.50m from existing ground level. ‘Two columns are carrying foads of 1500kN and 3000 KN respectively. The columns are_of uniform size of 450mm square and spaced at 3.00m c/c. The soil is having a safe bearing capacity of 200 kN/m? a) Select the choice of foundation with the justification, b) Proportion the pian dimension of the footing. (OR) A clay layer 26m thick has a saturated unit weight of 18kN/m’. Ground water level occurs at a depth of 4m. It is proposed to construct @ rectangular reinforced concrete foundation of size 36mx9m at 2.00m from existing ground level, transmitting a uniform pressure of 200kPa. The elastic modulus of soil obtained from triaxial test is 33MIN/m?. Due to application of pressure the void ratio reduced from 0.70 to 0.65. Evaluate the 2) immediate settlement as per IS 8009 at the centre of footing b) Consolidation settlement of the foundation. ©) Total settlement of the foundation. A pile group has to be designed to carry 500 KN in a clayey soil with an unconfined compression strength of B0kN/m?. Adhesion factor a may be taken as 06. ensure a factor of safety of 3. Design the pile group as per IS: 2911 and sketch the arrangements, (OR) ‘group of 9 piles, 300mm diameter and 12m long, have arranged ina square form in a clay soil with an average UCC strength of 70kN/m?, unit weight of 1B /m, i it of 40% plastic limit of 25% and initial void ratio of 0.96 evaluate the following, a) Single pile capacity b) Optimum pile spacing ) Group Capacity ) Evaluate the settlement at 10m below the pile tip. (5) © (5) 6) (3) (8) (11) (1) Contd...19. 20. 1A9CE63 A retaining wall 8 m high, retains a cohesion less horizontal backfill with @ uniform surcharge of 25 kN/m?. the top 3m of the backfill has unit weight of 17.5kN/m? and the angle of internal friction of 30 degrees and for the rest of the height, unit weight is 18.5kN/m? and the angle of internal friction is 25 degrees. Determine a) The active earth pressure distribution, Total active earth pressure and point of application of active earth pressure. b) The passive earth pressure distribution, Total passive earth pressure and point of application of passive earth pressure, (OR) The section of setaining wall is as shown below. The back fill has the following properties C =0, @ = 32 degrees and unit weight = 16.5kN/m? . The coefficient of friction may be taken as 0.67 and safe bearing capacity at the bottom of the retaining wall is 175kN/m. The unit weight of concrete may be considered as 24kN/m?. Check the stability of retaining wall. an (1)