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Time: 3 hours
M.Tech I Semester Supplementary Examinations August 2016
ADVANCED SOIL MECHANICS
(Geotechnical Engineering)
(For students admitted in 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2015 only)
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Answer any FIVE questions
All questions carry equal marks
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- What are the different types of clay minerals and explain in detail.
- Describe the methods of clay minerals identification.
- What is meant by free swell index and explain how swelling pressure is determined by conducting Oedometer test.
- Write notes on flow net construction for earth dams.
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- Describe pore pressure parameters.
- What are the factors affecting shear strength of cohesive and cohesion less soils?
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- Explain stress path in detail.
- What are the different types of liquefaction and explain mitigation methods to minimize the liquefaction.
- Explain the shear strength of granular soils under plain strain condition. Give a simple correlation to obtain friction angle.
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- Describe the method of calculation of immediate settlement in granular soil by simplified strain influence factor.
- What is the role of precompression for improving foundation soils?
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- Differentiate between original and revised Mohr-Coulomb equations. Also derive a relationship between the principal stresses at failure using Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion.
- What are the merits and demerits of triaxial test?
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