Roll No. Total No of Pages: |4 3g 510304 3 B. Tech. V - Sem. (Main) Exam., December - 2020 = Civil Engineering 5CE4 - 04 Geotechnical Engineering Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 120 Min. Passing Marks: Instructions to Candidates: Part— As Short answer questions (up to 25 words) 10 x 2 marks = 20 marks. All ten questions are compulsory. Part =B: Analytical/Problem solving questions 5 x 8 marks = 40 marks. Candidates have to answer five questions out of seven. Part — C: Descriptive/Analytical/Problem Solving questions 4 x15 marks = 60 marks. Candidates have to answer four questions out of five. Schematic diagrams must be shown wherever necessary. Any data you feel missing may suitably be assumed’and stated clearly. Units of quantities used/catculated must be stated clearly. Use of following supporting material is permitted during examination. (Mentioned in form No. 205) 1. NIL 2.NIL PART-A Q.1/ What is “Stokes’ law"? RI Ja ‘What is “Density Index”? 2) L&E Define Darcy's law of permeability of soil. 2) ‘What is- . ae 12) Gi) Air content and (ii) Percentage Air void in Soil Mechanics [510304] Page 1 of 4 8 [780] hittps://www. btubikaner.comQ5 What is “Newmark’s Influence Char"? Q6 What is “coefficient of consolidation”? Q7_ Define Influence Di it ne | agram with respect to stress distribution in a soil mass. Define active eart} 28 h pressure, passive earth pressure and earth pressure at rest. Q9 What is “reconsolidation pressure"? Q10 Define “depth of exploration”. PART-B X21 Explain Indian Standard Classification (ISC) system of soils. 2] (2) [2] (21 (2) (2) (81 Q2_A sample of dry soil weighs 68gm. Find the volume of voids if total volume of the sample is 40 ml and the specific gravity of solids is 2.65. Also determine the void ratio,” 8} _-QF Phe falling head permeability test was conducted on a soil sample of 4 cm diameter and of the stand pipe was | cm’, determine the coefficient of permeability. . 18 cm length. The head fell from 1.0 m to 0.40 m in 20 minutes. If cross sectional area (8} 4 jA soil profile consist of a surface layer of sand 3.5 m thick (p = 1.65 Me/m), an intermediate layer of clay 3 m thick (p = 1.95 Mg/m?) and bottom layer of gravel 3.5 m thick (p = 1.92 Mg/m’). Water table is at upper surface of the clay layer. Determine the effective 58.86kN/m? to ground surface. Q.5 A sample of dry cohesion less s resistance was 36° and confining pressure, sample failed. a https://www.btubikaner.com pressure at various levels immediately after placement of surcharge load of (8] ‘oil wat tested in a triaxial machine. If angle of shearing 100kN/m?, determine deviator stress at which {8} fromat a point P which is 3 m below and at a radial distance of Q.6 Determine the vertical sire 3 m from the vertical load of 1OOKN. Use Westergaard’s solution for analysis. (8) 4A clay layer 4 m thick is subjected to a pressure of SSkN/m?, Ifthe layer has a double drainage and undergoes 50% consolidation in one year, determine coefficient of consolidation. Take Ty = 0.196. If the coefficient of permeability is 0.020 m/yr, determine the settlement in one year and rate of flow of water per unit area in one (81 year. PART-C A Bxplain in detail about the structure of Kaoli minerals and their characteristics. https://www.btubikaner.com ite, Montmorillonite and Illite clay (15] Q2 Derive an expression for vertical stresses at yoink under circular loaded area and at a U5] point under rectangular loaded arc. - & Describe, Swedish Circle Method_and Friction Circle Method for stability of finite aes re slopes. us} y for cohesionless soil and cohesive soil. Q.4 Explain Meyerhof’s bearing capacity theor (15) Give expression for Rankine minimum depth of foundation. Determine the ultimate bearing capacity of a strip footing 1.20 m wide and having the depth of foundation of 1.0 m. Use Terzaghi theory and assume general shear failure. ‘Take $= 35°, y= 18kN/m? and e-s+15kN/m®, (Use Ne= $7.8, Nq= 41.4 and Ny = 42.4] 4 [510304] Page 3 of [780] https://www.btubikaner.comQ5 (a) Determine the iateral earth pressure at rest per unit length of the wall as shown in figure below. [10] g=30° y=t7kNim' 3 g=30 You =19KN/m? 2m Also determine the location of the resultant earth pressure. Take Ky = | - sin 9” and Yu = 10kN/m? DP ‘Write down the assumptions of Rankine’s and Coulomb's theories in relation to earth pressure, i3] https://www.btubikaner.com Whatsapp @ 9300930012 Send your old paper & get 10/- ara qua aad sar ste 10 waa ord, Paytm or Google Pay & [510304] Page 4 of 4 [780] https://www.btubikaner.com