4/2022 A5CE63 Reg.No.___ (2017 -2019) (Jo be filled by the candidate) COIMBATORE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Government Aided Autonomous institution) COIMBATORE 641 014 PART TIME B.E. DEGREE EXAMINATIONS, JUNE 2022 CFourth Semester) CIVIL ENGINEERING BRANCH 4§CE63 FOUNDATION ENGINEERING Time . 3 Hours Max: 75 Marks INSTRUCTIONS 4. Answer all questions in Part A and as per choice in PART B. 2. Part A and Part B questions should be answered separately in the same answer sheet PART-A (10 x2 = 20) 1. State the principal difference between Electrical resistivity method and seismic ray refraction method. 2. The observed 'N' value in a deposit of fine sand was 19 at a depth of 6 m. The average saturated unit weight of the soil is 17 kN/m*, Calculate the corrected 'N’ value as per IS: 2131.Assume water table is too deep to effect. 3. _ Enlist the factors influencing the settlement of a footing. 4. How effect due to the eccentricity of loading has been considered in the computation of bearing capacity. 5. What is floating pile? Furnish the limitations of dynamic formula for pile capacity. Compare Rankine’s analysis with Coulomb’s analysis, with respect to retaining walis. & — Asoil has a cohesion of 15 kPa, angle of internal friction of 15 degrees and unit weight of 48 kNim’, Estimate the full possible depth of propagation of tension crack. 9. Compare soil stabilization with soil reinforcement. 10. What are the effects of swelling PART (6X 11 =58) 41 Ina site investigation ‘2. What is soil investigation report? b. State the content of soil investigation report 6 cc. How soil investigation report helps the designer. 4 4 (OR) 12 Ina soil investigation programme, how the following can be decided as per IS: 1892 a. Number and deposition of boreholes. b. Depth of soil exploration @ c. Choice of foundation. 7 a Contd.43. Two plate load tests were conducted at the level of foundation with two different plate sizes and following results have been observed, xo6om a. Estimate the load that 1.20 m X 1.20 m footing can carry for the same settlement © ®. Design the size of footing to carry 1000 KN toad 8) {OR} 44. Determine the safe bearing capacity of a 2.0 m X 2.0 m square footing rested at 1.40 m from existing ground level. The soil has the cohesion of 20 kPa and angle of shearing resistance of 38 degrees and average unit weight of 17 kNim°, Water is at 1.20 m from ground level. wy ‘a, Using Terzaghi’s theory b. Using IS: 6403 method. 15 Determine the allowable pile load capacity of 400 mm diameter pile, driven concrete pile as shown in figure. Assume a factor of safety of 3. oy) (OR) 4 A300 mm diameter concrete pile 12 m long was driven by by a double acting steam hammer (11) of weight 21.6 kN falling at a height of 750 mm. The average penetration recorded in the last five blows was 3.0 mm per blow Calcuiate safe pile load by Hiley's method 47 Aretaining wall with smooth vertical back is 10 m high and retains a two layer sand backfill ‘with the folowing properties. oy a Active and passive earth distribution across the depth, b. Determine total active earth pressure and its point of application. ¢. Determine total passive earth pressure and its point of application. (OR) 18 A retaining wall 60 m heigh, with a smooth vertical back is pushed against a soil mass having ‘cohesion 40 kPa and angle of internal friction of 15 degrees and unit weight of 18 kN/rm’ a. Sketch the distribution of Rankine’s passive earth pressure and determine its magnitude and point of application ao) b, Sketch the distribution of Rankine's passive earth pressure and determine its magnitude ‘nd point of application ifthe surcharge carries a uniform surcharge of 50 kPa 19. ina problematic soil ‘a What is expansive soils? Give two examples, b. State the effect of swelling of soll a ©. How foundations are designed to take care of the effect of swelling, ) (OR) 20 In aground improvement process, with respect to the process and situation under: which each: ground improvement method is preferred, Compare a. preloading and densification i) b. Geotextiies and Geosynthetics. : ©. Soil replacement and