KN/2019 ree - A3CE6: (To be filed by the candidate) (2013 - 201 4) COIMBATORE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Goverment Aided Autonomous Institution) COIMBATORE 641 014 5.E. DEGREE EXAMINATIONS, NOVEMBER 2019 (Sixth Semester) CIVIL ENGINEERING BRANCH 13CE63 FOUNDATION ENGINEERING (Common P.T.B.E, Civil IV sem) (Equivalent to 09cE63) Time : 3 Hours Max : 75 marks INSTRUCTIONS. 3. Answer ALL Questions in Part A and as per choice in Part 8. 2. Part A and Part B questions should be answered separately In the same answer sheet. PART—A (10x2= 20) 1. State the purpose of soil investigation 2 2. What is area ratio? 5. Furnish the effect of water table on bearing capacity of soil, 4. How settlements can be minimized ? 5. Define group efficiency of pile, 6. __ State the advantages of pile foundation. 7. What is earth pressure at rest ? 8. Whats the effect of wall friction in a retaining wall? 9. Whats an expansive soil ? 10. Differentiate preloading and densification, ares (6x 11=55) 14, Discuss the various methods of soil exploration. (1) (OR) 12. State the different types of shallow foundations ‘and discuss their choice and advantages. (11) 18, Compute the safe bearing capacity of a rectangular footing 1.50 m x.3.0 m rested at 2 deptti of 1.25 m below ground level. The foundation sof is having ¥ = 18,5 kNim’, C= 22.5 kNim? and $= 31°. Assume a factor of safety 2.5 and water table is at 1.00 m from footing level. Use ILS 6403 method. (1) (OR) Contd...14. 15. 16. 17, 18. 19. 20. Two adjacent columns are supported by a combined footing, The heaviour column carries a load of 4000 KN and having a size of 450 mm x 450 mm. The other column caries a'load of 2500 KN and having a size of 230 mm x 230 mm. The columns are 3.0 m apart . Assume the allowable bearing capacity of 200 kNim? , proportion a suitable footing. The heaviour column lies over the property line. ‘A146 member square pile group installed in a uniform deposit of clay . The average UCC. strength of clay is 68 KN/im?. The diameter of piles is 300 mm and length 40.0 m. The piles are spaced at 1.20 m C/C, Consider a factor of safety of 3.0 . determine the safe load that the pile group can carry . Take a = 0.75. (OR) eee Design a pile group as per |.S. 2911 to carry a’safe load of 3000 KN (including weight of pile cap) in a dense sandy soil whose ¥ = 17.8 kN/m®, @ = 32°. Adopt a factor of safety of 3. A retaining wall 4.0 m high supports a C- Soil backfil having cohesion 22.5 kNim= ‘and 6 = 28°, The bulk unit weight of soil is 19 kN/m?. The wall is vertical and smooth. The back fll is horizontal. a) Drawagtive earth pressure distribution b) Draw passive earth pressure distribution. (OR) Discuss in detail a) Columb's wedge theory b) Culmann’s graphical method Discuss the principles of design of foundation in expansive soils. (OR) White a detailed note on a) chemical stabilization of soil b) Soil reinforcements c) Under Reamed pites. at) (ty cD) ) (> (at) (1) (4) (4) 8)