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)
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