GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
SEMESTER-VI(NEW) - EXAMINATION - SUMMER 2019
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Subject Code:2164003 Date:16/05/2019
Subject Name:Geotechnical Engineering - II
Time:10:30 AM TO 01:00 PM Total Marks: 70
Instructions:
- Attempt all questions.
- Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
- Figures to the right indicate full marks.
- Support your answer with neat sketches wherever possible.
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MARKS
Q.1 (a) Explain the active and passive Rankine states with the help of Mohr’s circle diagram in a cohesion less soil. 03
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(b) Illustrate different shear failure modes of a shallow foundation, with the help of neat sketches. 04
(c) Illustrate load transfer mechanism of shallow foundation and pile foundation. 07
Q.2 (a) Critically differentiate between Rankine and Coulomb theories of earth pressure. 03
(b) Enlist various geosynthetic materials and their suitability in geotechnical engineering work. 04
(c) Draw active earth pressure diagram acting on retaining wall. 07
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