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B.Tech.(CE) (2011 Onwards) (Sem. – 6)

FOUNDATION ENGINEERING
M Code: 71084
Subject Code: BTCE-603
Paper ID: [A2290]
Time: 3 Hrs. Max. Marks: 60

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
1. SECTION-A is COMPULSORY consisting of TEN questions carrying TWO marks each.
2. SECTION-B contains FIVE questions carrying FIVE marks each and students have to
attempt any FOUR questions.
3. SECTION-C contains THREE questions carrying TEN marks each and students have
to attempt any TWO questions.

SECTION A

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1. a) What do you understand by significant depth of soil exploration?
b) Differentiate between Active and Passive earth pressure.

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c) List down factors affecting bearing capacity for soils.

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d) Define safe bearing capacity and allowable bearing capacity.

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e) State Hilley’s Formula for Dynamic load carrying capacity of pile.

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f) Discuss briefly utility of batter piles.
g) Give Westerguard’s equation for point load.

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h) List down effects of negative skin friction.

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i) Define Floating foundation.
j) Enumerate forces acting on well.

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 SECTION B
2. Differentiate between disturbed and undisturbed samples.
3. Give comparison of Rankine and Coulomb’s theory.
4. A circular foundation is 2.4 m diameter. If the depth of foundation is l m, determine the net
allowable load. Take c = 30 kN/m2 and unit wt. = 19.0 kN/m3 and  = 15° and factor of
safety as 3.0. Use Terzaghi’s equation and assume local shear failure. Take value of Nc, Nq
and Ny as 12.9, 4.4 and 2.5 respectively.
5. A precast concrete pile is driven by a single acting hammer of weight l5 kN with a free fall of
900 mm. The final set, the average of the last three blows, is 27.5 mm. Estimate the safe load
using Engineering News Record formula (F.O.S = 6).
6. Explain the parts of a Pneumatic caisson with figure.

SECTION C

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7. Explain Standard Penetration Test and corrections applied to observed N value. Illustrate test

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8. A retaining wall 4.5 m high with a vertical back supports a horizontal fill weighing

wall weighing by Culmann’s graphical method.

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18.60 kN/m2 and having  = 32°,  = 20° and c = 0. Determine the total active thrust on the

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9. Explain: a) Cyclic Pile load test.

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b) Computation of Scour depth.

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