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Code No: 156BA R18

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD


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B. Tech III Year II Semester Examinations, August/September - 2021
FOUNDATION ENGINEERING
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(Civil Engineering)
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 75
Answer any five questions
All questions carry equal marks
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1. What is meant by N value? Why should we apply correction for the N value obtained
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from the field? Briefly explain the corrections. [15]

2.a) What is the significance of soil exploration? Explain.


b) Discuss the following:
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i) Undistrubed soil
ii) Distrubed soil. [9+6]

3.a) Why earth slopes fail? Discuss.


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b) An infinitely long slope is made up of a c-ϕ soil having the properties cohesion (c)
= 20 kPa and dry unit weight of soil (γd) = 16 kN/m3. The angle of internal friction and
critical height of slope are 400 and 5 m respectively. What is the angle of internal
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friction of the soil to maintain the liming equilibrium. [6+9]

4.a) What is Taylor’s stability number? Discuss its use.


b) A cutting of depth 10 m is to made in soil which has c = 30 kN/m2, γ = 19 kN/m3 and
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ϕ = 0. There is a hard stratum below the original soil surface at a depth of 12 m. Find
the safe slope of cutting if the factor of safety is 1.5. For Df = 1.20; Sn = 0.143 for
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i = 300; Sn= 0.101 for i = 150. [8+7]
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5.a) Write the assumptions of Rankine’s theory.
b) A retaining wall of height 5 m retains a sand fill, whose angle of internal friction, ϕ=300
and unit weight, r=118 kN/m3. Estimate the active earth pressure force and its position
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from bottom of wall. [6+9]

6.a) List the various types of retaining walls and discuss the gravity retaining wall and
cantilever retaining wall.
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b) Discuss how factor of safety against sliding is estimated for a gravity retaining wall.
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[8+7]

7. A square footing rests on a uniform thick deposit of stiff clay with an unconfined
compressive strength of 120 kPa. The footing is located at 1.2 m below the ground
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surface and is to carry a total load of 1000 kn. The unit weight of clay soil 20 kN/m 3
and ground water level is at a great depth and its effect can be ignored. Determine the
dimension of square footing required for the loading and soil conditions given with a
factor of safety of 3. [15]

8. A bored concrete pile 30 cm diameter and 6.50 m length passes through stiff
clay. The average undrained shear strength of clay is 50 kPa upto pile tip and 100 kPa
below the pile tip. Find the ultimate load carrying capacity assuming adhesion
factor of 0.3. [15]
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