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1. The document summarizes the final exam for a Soil Mechanics course, testing students on their knowledge of topics like the origin of soils, grain size analysis, physical state changes of fine-grained soils, and volumetric relationships. 2. The calculation part includes problems determining grain size distribution curves, water content, void ratio, degree of saturation, bulk unit weight, dry density, and effective unit weight for soil samples. 3. The bonus questions ask about permeability and factors affecting it, as well as types of consolidation.

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Mid Exam For Do Student

1. The document summarizes the final exam for a Soil Mechanics course, testing students on their knowledge of topics like the origin of soils, grain size analysis, physical state changes of fine-grained soils, and volumetric relationships. 2. The calculation part includes problems determining grain size distribution curves, water content, void ratio, degree of saturation, bulk unit weight, dry density, and effective unit weight for soil samples. 3. The bonus questions ask about permeability and factors affecting it, as well as types of consolidation.

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MADDA WALABU UNIVERSITY

Collage of Engineering
WATER RESOURCES AND IRRIGATION ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
Soil Mechanics - I …………Final Exam (70%)

Name……………………………………….. ID No………………….. Section ……………


Theory part (20%)
1. Describe briefly the origin of soils and summarize the factors which control their formation?(2 %)
2. Describe the difference of Coarse and Fine-Grained Soils? (2 %)
3. Define the physical State change of fine-grained soils as a function of soil volume and water
Content? (4 %)
4. Draw the phase diagram of soil and drive the Relationship between void ratio and porosity from
Volumetric Relationship? (4 %)
5. What are the fundamental problems of soil Mechanics in civil engineering practice? (2 %)
6. What is the purpose of grain size analysis? (2 %)
7. Define: - Soil Mechanics, Water content (w), Void ratio (e), Degree of saturation (Sr)? (4 %)
Calculation part (50%)
1. A sample of dry coarse-grained material of mass 500 grams was shaken through a nest of sieves
and the following results were obtained: Plot the following grain size distributions curve? (5 %)
Find the effective size, average size, the coefficients of uniformity and coefficients of curvature?
(20 %)

2. An undisturbed sample of clayey soil is found to have a wet weight


of 285 N, a dry weight of 250 N, and a total volume of 14x103 cm3, if the specific
gravity of soil solids is 2.70, determine the water content, void ratio, and the
degree of saturation. (15 %)
3. A sample of saturated clay was placed in a container and weighed. The weight was 6 N. The clay
in its container was placed for 24 hours at 1050C. The weight reduced to a constant value of 5 N.
The weight of the container is 1 N. If Gs = 2.7, determine a) the water content, b) void ratio, c) bulk
unit weight, d) dry density, and e) effective unit weight. (15 %)

BONUS (5 %)
1. What is permeability and factors affecting permeability? (2 %)
2. What is consolidation and discuss the types of consolidation? (3 %)
MADDA WALABU UNIVERSITY
Collage of Engineering
WATER RESOURCES AND IRRIGATION ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
Foundation Engineering …………Final Exam (70%)
Name……………………………………….. ID No………………….. Section ……………

1. What is the Purpose and primary objectives of soil Exploration? (5%)

2. Suppose, you would like to construct a Hydraulic structures (bridge, culvert, dam, etc..,), what

will you do to select the suitable site for foundation? (15%)

3. Define and discuss the purposes of Disturbed Samples and undisturbed Samples? (10%)

4. Among the steps in soil exploration program, which step gives us the detail information? What

kinds of detail exploration will be conducted? (15%)

5. What is the factors to select the appropriate soil Exploration testing method? (5%)

6. Discuss the different types of foundation with their geometric sketch? (15%)

7. What does it mean “any design of foundations (footings) consists Geotechnical design of

footings and Structural design of footings”? (5%)

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