Question 1:

Calculate the factor of safety against (a) sliding (b) overturning (c) bearing capacity failure
for the retaining wall as shown in figure below. Use guidelines of IS 14458: Part 2 (1997).

Question 2 :
Calculate the net ultimate bearing capacity of a rectangular footing 2m x 4m in plan, founded
at the depth of 1.5m below the ground surface. Load on the footing acts an angle of 15
degrees to the vertical and its eccentric in the direction of width by 15 cm. The saturated unit
weight of the soil is 18 kN/m3 the rate of loading is slow and hence the effective stress shear
strength parameters can be used in the analysis, c=15 kN/m2, = 25o. Natural ground water
table is at the depth of 2m below from the ground surface. Use IS 6403 (1981)
recommendations.

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Question 3 :
Design and analyse the following problem as per IS 4651, Part 2 (1989).

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Question 4 :
(A)

(B)
Compare the result with Meyerhofs and Hansens approaches.

Question 5 :

Question 6 :

(c) Compare it with recommendations of IS 4651, Part 2 (1989).

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Question 7 :
(A)

(B)
Solve it as per IS 6403 (1981) guidelines.

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