Q.

1
A cylindrical specimen of a saturated soil fails under an axial stress of 150 kN/m2 in an unconfined
compression strength test. The failure plane makes an angle of 52° with the horizontal. The cohesion of
soil is ________ kPa.

A45.06

B52.60

C14.58

D58.60
Solution :
(d)

Q. 2
A retaining wall of 5 m height is having sand as backfill with a unit weight of 20 kN/m3 and frictional angle
of 30°. The active earth pressure at base of wall is ______ kN/m2 if a surcharge of 45 kN/m2 is acting at
ground surface.

A33.33

B48.33
Solution :
(b)
C78.33

D115.00

Q. 3
A slope is constructed with soil having following properties:
Height of slope = 15 m
Angle of shearing resistance = 15°
Cohesion of soil = 150 kN/m2
Unit weight of soil = 19 kN/m3
Factor of safety against slope failure of soil is ______ if Taylor’s stability number for given soil is 0.06.

A8.77
Solution :
(a)

B7.58
C3.72

D4.12

Q. 4
A point load of 1800 kN is acting on soil surface. The vertical stress at 5 m away from load position and 2
m below ground surface is ______ kN/m2 due to given load. [Use Boussineq’s equation]

A1.52
Solution :
(a)

B2.20

C1.37

D2.89

Q. 5
A SPT was conducted on 6 m below ground level, at base of square footing of 7 m × 7 m. The water table
exists 7.5 m below ground level. The unit weight of soil above and below the base of footing is 20
kN/m3 and 21.5 kN/m3 respectively. If the SPT number at 6 m below ground level is observed to be 20
then corrected value of SPT number is ________. [Take = 10 kN/m3]

A34

B36
Solution :
(b)
C74

D23

Q. 6
A triaxial test sample was subjected to an ambient pressure of 200 kN/m2 and the pore pressure recorded
was 50 kN/m2. In this state, the sample was found to be fully saturated. If the cell pressure was raised to
300 kN/m2, then the pore water pressure after increment of cell pressure will be ___ kN/m2.

150(145 - 155)
Solution :
150(145 - 155)

Q. 7
An 8 m high smooth retaining wall with a vertical face, retains a cohesive backfill having an unconfined
compressive strength of 40 kN/m2 and unit weight is 19 kN/m3. The overturning moment due to active
earth pressure of backfill is ________ kN-m. (Upto two decimal places)
(tension crack are developed)

650(645 - 651)
Solution :
650(645 - 651)
Q. 8
An infinite slope of 18° is subjected to full depth seepage. The soil properties of slope are as follows:
= 19 kN/m3. = 12 kN/m2, Φ = 15°. The limiting depth of slope is ______ m, if measured vertically.

3.57 (3.50 - 3.60)

Solution :
3.57 (3.50 - 3.60)

Q. 9
Consider the following statements regarding shear strength test of soil and choose the correct
statement(s):

ASensitivity of natural soil deposit can’t be less than 1

BA quick clay has very high sensitivity

CA saturated loose sand deposit liquefies when water flows through voids in upward direction causes to
increment in pore water pressure.

DVane shear test can also be used to determine shear strength parameters of soft clay
Solution :
(b, c, d)
For fissured clay sensitivity is < 1.

Q. 10
A soil sample was tested in a triaxial test and the results are as follows Cell pressure = 1000 kPa
Additional stress at failure = 1600 kPa

The pore water pressure developed during the test is nearly ______ kPa.

A378
Solution :
(a)

B358

C428

D468

Q. 11
A retaining wall retains two layer soil as backfill in which top 4 m of soil is dry cohesive soil having Φ = 10°
and C = 25 kPa while bottom 4 m contains submerged sand having Φ = 28° and C = 0 kPa. The active earth
pressure (tension crack developes) developed on wall will be ________
kN/m for per unit length of wall. [Take G = 2.7 and e = 0.6 for both soils]
A372

B278

C195

D205
Solution :
(d)
Q. 12
An infinite long slope having inclination of 26° in an area is underlain by firm cohesive soil (G = 2.75 and e
= 0.52). There is a thin, weak layer of soil 6 m below and parallel to the sloped surface (C = 25 kPa, Φ =
16°). The factor of safety when slope is dry and factor of safety when ground water flow occurs parallel to
slope on ground surface are ______ and _______ respectively.

A0.539 and 1.532

B0.816 and 1.184

C1.184 and 0.816

Solution :
(c)

D1.532 and 0.539

Q. 13
An overhead water tank is supported on four isolated square footings of side 1 m each placed in a square
pattern with center-to-center spacing of 6 m. The vertical stress at 3 m below center of one footing will be
_________ kN/m2 if load on each footing is 600 kN
[Adopt Boussinesq’s equation]

A33
Solution :
(a)
B38

C31

D29

Q. 14
A 5 m high retaining wall is having inclined backfill at an inclination angle of 12°. The friction angle of sand
is 30° and unit weight of soil is 18 kN/m3. The active earth pressure on wall is ________ kN/m. [upto two
decimal places]

80.33 (79.00 - 82.00)

Solution :
80.33 (79.00 - 82.00)
Q. 15
A circular area of 3 m radius, on surface of an elastic mass of great extent carries a uniformly distributed
load of 120 kN/m2. The intensity of vertical pressure at 5 m below center of circle is ________ kN/m2 (upto
2 decimal places)

44.34 (43.00 - 45.00)

Solution :
44.34 (43.00 - 45.00)

Q. 16
A soil sample is taken from ground at Triaxial tests has performed on these given soil sample
and results are as follows:
The shear strength of soil is ________ kPa. Consider the given ground profile.

52.55 (52.00 - 53.00)

Solution :
52.55 (52.00 - 53.00)

Q. 17
A square pile group of 25 pile and 10 m length has to be proportioned in uniform pattenr in soft clay with
equal spacing in all direction. The undrained shear strength of clay surrounding pile and unconfined
compressive strength of clay at base of pile is 40 kPa and 88 kPa respectively. Diameter of pile is and
adhesion factor of clay is 1 m and 0.7 respectively.

Aspacing of pile is 2.35 m for 200% efficiency of pile group

Bsettlement of given pile group will be more than individual pile settlement

Cend bearing capacity of a single pile is 311 kN

Dallowable load carring capacity of pile group with FOS = 4 is 7442 kN

Solution :
(a, b, c, d)