geotech-midsem
geotech-midsem
This question paper consists of two sections (sections A and B). Section A contains 4 questions offve
marks each and B contains 3 questions often marks each.
Section A
1What is soil three phase system?How it is represented in a block diagram? Define void ratio and porosity
and degree of saturation from the phase diagram. Is it possible to represent the soil system using a two phase
What are the limitations of sedimentation analysis for the determination soil particle size? What is the size
3 What is relative density? How it is determined? A test for the relative density of soil in place was performed
by digging a hole in the soil. The volume of the hole was 400 mL and the moist weight of the excavated soil
was 9 N. After drying in the oven, the weight was found to be 7.8 N. Of the dried soil, 4 N was poured in a
vessel in a loose state and the volumewas found to be 270 mL. The same weight of the soil was vibrated and
tampered and the volume, was reduced to 200 mL. Estimate the field water content and the relative density.
What are discharge velocity and seepage velocity? A constant head permeability test was conducted on a
4.
sand specimen of 8 cm in length and 60cm' in area. If the head causing the flow is 50 cm and the quantity
of the water collected was 600 mL in 12 minutes, estimate the coefficient of permeability. Onoven drying,
the test specimen has a mass of 750g,estimate the seepage velocity. Assume G-2.7.
5. Acubical soil sample has a dimension of 7.6 mm x 7.6 mm x 7.6 mm, moisture content of 68.50 % and bulk
Estimate the equivalent permeability of the soil system presented in Fig 1. The red colour arrow
What is a Laplace's equation? Derive this equation for a two dimensional flow of water through the saturated
soil. What are the assumptions considered while deriving this equation? Justify those assumptions.
(3x10=30 marks)
List of figures:
3m k=0.2 cmlsec
Im kz3X10 Cm/sec
3m k:5X 10 cmlsec
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