SHREEJEE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT, KHARGONE

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

Sub.: GEO. TECH ENGG-I Sub. Code: CE6003 Due Date:
NAME OF TEACHER : MR. ABDULLAH PATHAN

QUESTIONS BANK

UNIT-I

THEORY:

1. Explain three phase system (three types of structure) of soil mass

and establish a relation between e, G, w and S.
2. What are the various uses of particle size distribution curve?
3. Define various limits of plasticity.
4. List the different corrections used in hydrometer analysis. Discuss
the importance of these corrections.
5. Discuss the laboratory procedure as per is code to find liquid limit
of soil.
6. Explain following:
a) Activity of clay
b) Void ratio
c) Specific gravity
d) Flocculated and dispersed structure
e) IS standard classification
f) Types of forces
NUMERICALS:

1. Based on properties of soil (G,S,e,n,w etc)

2. Liquid limit, plastic limit & shrinkage limit
 UNIT-II
THEORY:
1. Write the properties of flownet.
2. What is permeability? Discuss various factor which affect
permeability.
3. Describe the method square root of time fitting for determination
of coefficient of consolidation.
4. Discuss burmister method to determine pre-consolidation pressure.
5. Describe in brief :
a) Consolidation of soil
b) Coefficient of consolidation & compressibility
c) Various consolidation indexes
d) Terzaghi’s theory of one dimensional consolidation

NUMERICALS:
1. Coefficient of permeability
2. Coefficient of consolidation & settlement

UNIT-III
1. Explain boussinesq’s equations for point load application.
2. Explain mohr’s coulomb’s theory of shear failure of soils.
3. How to estimate the shear strength of soil from vane shear test.
4. Discuss the procedure to conduct box shear test & CD test in the
laboratory.
5. Describe in brief :
a) Pressure bulb
b) Contact pressure
c) Newmark’s influence chart
 d) Triaxial test
e) Liquefaction
f) Critical void ratio
UNIT – IV
1. Explain the Swedish slip circle method for finding factor of safety
in analysis of C-Ø soil.
2. Explain the taylor’s stability numbers and stability curves.
3. Discuss the relation between shear strength envelope and angle of
internal friction for c-phi soil for infinite slope.
4. List the different methods of stability analysis. Describe the
friction circle method for stability analysis.
5. Explain slope failure and base failure.
6. Explain the various causes of the failure of earth slopes.

NUMERICALS: Stability numbers

UNIT-V
1. Derive an expression for total net active earth pressure of cohesive
soils using rankine’s theory.
2. Discuss the meaning of arching of soil and reinforced earth
retaining structure.
3. List the assumptions in coulomb’s theory.
4. Define active and passive earth pressure.
5. Draw coulomb’s wedge of soil showing all forces acting on it and
state the criterion for maximum active pressure.
6. Write the different types of lateral earth pressure.
NUMERICALS: Active earth pressure