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Compare Rankine's and Coulomb's lateral earth pressure theories.
advanced geotechnical engineering updated 3.6 years ago by teamques10 ★ 70k
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List out the assumptions made by Terzaghi for his bearing capacity theory.
advanced geotechnical engineering updated 3.6 years ago by teamques10 ★ 70k
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A 12m long and 300mm diameter concrete pile is driven in a uniform deposit of sand.
advanced geotechnical engineering updated 3.2 years ago by Chandan15 • 300
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A square group of 9 piles was driven into soft clay extending to a large depth. The diameter and length of the piles were 300 mm and 9 m respectively.
advanced geotechnical engineering updated 3.2 years ago by Chandan15 • 300
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What are the conditions where a pile foundation is more suitable than a shallow foundation?
advanced geotechnical engineering updated 3.6 years ago by teamques10 ★ 70k
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Write a brief note on the factors affecting the compaction.
advanced geotechnical engineering updated 5.1 years ago by teamques10 ★ 70k
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A square group of 16 piles penetrate through the filled up soil of 3 m depth. The pile diameter is 250 mm and pile spacing is 0.75m.
advanced geotechnical engineering updated 3.2 years ago by Chandan15 • 300
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A triaxial compression test on a cohesive sample cylindrical in shape yields the following effective stresses:
advanced geotechnical engineering updated 3.2 years ago by Chandan15 • 300
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Derive the expression for Rankine's Active earth pressure for cohesive back fill.
advanced geotechnical engineering updated 3.2 years ago by Chandan15 • 300
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A pile group of 25 piles has to be proportioned in a uniform pattern in soft clay with equal spacing in all directions.
advanced geotechnical engineering updated 3.2 years ago by Chandan15 • 300
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Find the time required for 50% consolidation in a soil 8m thick, if coefficient of consolidation is $1\times 10^{-4}cm^{2}/min.$
advanced geotechnical engineering updated 3.2 years ago by Chandan15 • 300
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Explain different types of slope failures with its reason of failure.
advanced geotechnical engineering updated 3.6 years ago by teamques10 ★ 70k
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List out the assumptions made in Terzaghi's One dimensional consolidation theory.
advanced geotechnical engineering updated 3.6 years ago by teamques10 ★ 70k
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Describe briefly different types of joints provided in retaining wall.
advanced geotechnical engineering updated 3.6 years ago by teamques10 ★ 70k
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Write the assumptions made by Coulomb in developing earth pressure theory.
advanced geotechnical engineering updated 3.6 years ago by teamques10 ★ 70k
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In a normally consolidated clay of LL=65.65% and 5m thickness, the overburden pressure is increased from 210kN/m$^{2}$ by 120kN/m$^{2}$. Estimate the settlement that takes place.
advanced geotechnical engineering updated 3.2 years ago by Chandan15 • 300
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What are the limitations of plate load test?
advanced geotechnical engineering updated 3.6 years ago by teamques10 ★ 70k
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A 30kN drop hammer was used to drive a R.C pile. It has free fall of 2.0 m.The average penetration recorded in the last few blows is 6mm/blow.
advanced geotechnical engineering updated 3.2 years ago by Chandan15 • 300
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Differentiate between compaction and consolidation.
advanced geotechnical engineering updated 5.1 years ago by teamques10 ★ 70k
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An undrained triaxial compression strength test was conducted on clayey silt soils and the following test results are obatined.
advanced geotechnical engineering updated 3.2 years ago by Chandan15 • 300
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Explain the advantages of compaction.
advanced geotechnical engineering updated 5.1 years ago by teamques10 ★ 70k
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Suggest the compaction factor for the following degree of workability.
advanced geotechnical engineering updated 3.1 years ago by pedsangini276 • 4.8k
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A circular pile penetrates through a filled up soil of 3m depth. The diameter is 250mm, unit cohesion of material is C=18kN/$m^{2}$. The unit weight is 15 kN/m$^{3}$.
advanced geotechnical engineering updated 3.2 years ago by Chandan15 • 300
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What is an effective temperature?
advanced geotechnical engineering updated 3.5 years ago by prakhar1144 ★ 5.0k
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