CE 6012 GROUND IMPROVEMENT TECHNIQUES, Final year, Department of Civil Engineering, Model Exam Questions

Answer ALL Questions

PART A – (10 x 2 = 20 Mark )

1.      What you understand by ground improvement ?
2.      Role of ground improvement ?
3.      Given a neat sketch of multistage well point operation ?
4.      List advantages and disadvantages of dewatering ?
5.      Define densification ?
6.      What is mean by consolidation ?
7.      List the function of geotextiles ?
8.      Advantages of earth reinforcement ?
9.      Define groutabilityratio ?
10.  What is mean by grout monitoring ?

Part B (5X16=80 marks)
      11. (a)Explain the suitability of ground improvement technique for different types of soil ?                                                                                                                                (16)                                                                                       (OR)
11.  (b)What are the problems  associated with black cotton soils and laterite soil ? suggest suitable ground improvement techniques to overcome the problems ? (16)

12    (a)Explain in detail about vaccum and electro osmotic methods of dewatering with neat sketches ?                                                                                                 (16)
(OR)
12.(b) Derive the expression to get the head loss in a slot penetrating fully into the                 homogeneous      deposit for unconfined condition. Assume that there is a single line(16) source of water supply ?
       13. (a)write a detailed discussion about the soil stabilization using preloading with sand drain and discuss the merits of this method ?                                                                  (16)
                                                            (OR)


13(b) explain the basis of insitu densification for cohesionless  soil with listing of various methods used for the densification and discuss any one method in detail ?  (16)
14.  (a) what is the concept of reinforcement used for ground treatment and discuss in detail, various types of reinforcement used in field practice ?                    (16)
(OR)
14.  (b) Explain in detail about the application of geotextile in road separation,filtration and drainage ?                                                                                                                (16)
15.  (a) Explain with neat sketch the various methods of grouting ?                          (16)
(OR)
15.   (b) what are the various aspects of grouting used treatment and discuss in details of various grouting materials used for ground improvement purpose ?                        (16)