Download JNTUA M.Tech 1st Sem 2016 Aug Supply 9D12101 Advanced Soil Mechanics Question Paper

Download JNTUA (JNTU Anantapur) M.Tech ( Master of Technology) 1st Semester 2016 Aug Supply 9D12101 Advanced Soil Mechanics Previous Question Paper

Code: 9D12101

M.Tech I Semester Supplementary Examinations August 2016
ADVANCED SOIL MECHANICS
(Geotechnical Engineering)
(For students admitted in 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2015 only)

Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 60
Answer any FIVE questions
All questions carry equal marks
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1 (a) What are the different types of clay minerals and explain in detail.
(b) Describe the methods of clay minerals identification.

2 What is meant by free swell index and explain how swelling pressure is determined by conducting
Oedometer test.

3 Write notes on flow net construction for earth dams.

4 (a) Describe pore pressure parameters.
(b) What are the factors affecting shear strength of cohesive and cohesion less soils?

5 (a) Explain stress path in detail.
(b) What are the different types of liquefaction and explain mitigation methods to minimize the
liquefaction.

6 Explain the shear strength of granular soils under plain strain condition. Give a simple correlation to
obtain friction angle.

7 (a) Describe the method of calculation of immediate settlement in granular soil by simplified strain
influence factor.
(b) What is the role of precompression for improving foundation soils?

8 (a) Differentiate between original and revised Mohr-Coulomb equations. Also derive a relationship
between the principal stresses at failure using Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion.
(b) What are the merits and demerits of triaxial test?

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