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C. Byregowda Institute of Technology - Kolar

Department: Civil Engineering
INTERNAL Test: I Date: 13/03/2019
Sem: IV Section: A & B
Subject name and code: Basic Geotechnical Engineering (17CV45)
Instructions: Answer any ONE full question from each part.
Duration: 90 minutes Max Marks: 50
Internal Test Question Paper Format-CBCS scheme

Question Marks CO Levels

QUESTIONS
Number
PART – A
1 a) Define void ratio, water content, degree of
saturation, specific gravity. 08 CO1 L1

b) With the help of a unit phase diagram prove that

e= wG / Sr 08 CO1 L2
c) At a site, the following results were obtained from
the liquid limit test on a clay sample, whose plastic
limit is 13% & natural water content is 18%.
Determine the following, liquid limit, flow index,
consistency index. 09 CO1 L3
Number of 5 6 23 42
blows
Water content 32 27.8 25.5 23.3
%
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2 a) Define bulk unit weight, saturated unit weight,
submerged unit weight, dry unit weight. 08 CO1 L1
b) Show the relation between γd, G, w, na 08 CO1 L2
c) A sample have bulk density of 26 KN/m3, specific
gravity of 2.76 and water content 16%. Determine
dry density, void ratio, porosity and degree of 09 CO1 L3
saturation. What is the density, if the soil is fully
saturated due to rain?
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PART-B
3 a) Differentiate between standard proctor compaction
and modified proctor compaction test. 08 CO1 L1
Calculate the compaction energies in both the case.
b) Explain briefly the factors affecting compaction. 08 CO1 L1
c) In a standard proctor test. Following results were
obtained.
Mass of compacted soil 170 189 200 196
in g 0 0 3 0
Water content (%) 7.7 11.5 14.6 19.7
i) Draw the compaction curve showing OMC & CO1 L3
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MDD
ii) Determine the void ratio and degree of
saturation
Given, volume of mould = 950 cc & G = 2.65
iii) Plot 10% air voids line.

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4 a) Discuss the effect of compaction on different soil CO1 L1
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properties.
b) What are the different field compacting equipment’s CO1 L1
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used for compacting the soils. List their suitability.
c) An embankment is to be constructed with a void ratio
of 0.85 & quantity of embankment being 5000 m3.
Three borrow pits are available for the construction of
the embankment & the corresponding void ratio & the
cost of transportation for 1m3 of soil is given below.
Determine the most economical borrow pit. 09 CO1 L3
Borrow pit Void ratio Cost/m3
Rupees
A 0.95 30
B 1.90 16
C 1.65 25

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