CE 6502 FOUNDATION ENGINEERING, Third year, Department of Civil Engineering, Model Exam Questions.

Answer ALL Questions
PART A – (10 x 2 = 20 Marks)
1.What is soil exploration ?
2.What is soil sub surface profile ?
3.Define allowable bearing pressure ?
4.Define settlement and its types ?
5.Define floating foundation ?
6.What is meant by proportioning footing ?
7.Define end bearing pile ?
8.What is meant by friction pile ?
9.What is meant by critical depth of vertical cut for a clay soil ?
10.What is critical failure plane ?

                                                    PART B-(5X16=80)
1.a,Explain with neat sketch about SPT & SCPT ?
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b,Explain boring for Exploration?
2,a,Methods of minimizing total and differential settlement?
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b,Explain the plate load test to determine the bearing capacity of soil ?
3.a,Explain types of mat foundation with neat sketches ?
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b,Explain types of footing?
4.a.Design a friction pile group to carry a load of 3000KN including the weight of the pile cap at a site where the soil is uniform clay to a depth of 20m under lair by reck . Average unconfined compressive strength of the clay is 70 KN/m2 .The clay may be assumed to be of normal sensitivity and normally loaded , weigh liquid limit of 60% .A FOS of  3 is required against shear failure .
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b.Explain pile load test.
5.a.Explaincolumb wedge theory ?
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b.Explainrankines theory ?Assumptions , passive earth pressure for cohesion less soil .