Repeated theories:
- Give the comparison between disturbed and un disturbed samples.
- Discuss various types of shallow foundation with neat figures.
- Explain plate load test & its significance.
- What is negative skin friction? Explain with figure.
- Discuss Characteristics of expansive soil.
- Explain in detail various uses of geosynthetics.
- List various types of geosynthetics with their functions.
- Explain construction method of sheet pile wall.
- Explain effect of ground water table on safe bearing capacity of soil.
Non-repeated theories:
- Write the purpose of foundation.
- Enlist methods of sub-soil exploration & explain any one method in detail.
- Explain penetration tests and their outcomes.
- Writs of short note on: (a) Raft foundation (b) Grillage foundation
- What is group efficiency of piles? Enlist various methods for determining group efficiency of plies.
- Explain Prandtal & Rankine’s theories for the determination of bearing capacity. Also state their limitations.
- Enlist various factors affecting bearing capacity.
- Explain the pile load test to determine the ultimate load carrying capacity of pile.
- Enlist various pile driving hammers & explain any one in detail.
- What is ‘active zone’ in black cotton soil? State properties of black cotton soil.
- Discuss stability criteria of cantilever retaining wall.
- Discuss drainage of back fill in retaining walls.
- Classify geotextile materials. What are the basic functions performed by geotextiles?
- Discuss the various factors affecting sample disturbance.
- What do you understand by site investigation? What are the different purposes for which site investigations are made?
- Write short note on efficiency of pile group.
- Write Short note on Under reamed pile.
- Write Short note on soldier piles and lagging.
- Difference between cantilever retaining wall and counterfort retaining wall.
- Define swelling potential and swelling pressure.
- Differentiate between shallow foundation and deep foundation.
- Describe salient features of a good sub soil investigation report.
- What are the limitations of plate load test? How plate load test differs from the standard penetration test?
- Differentiate between immediate settlement and consolidation settlement. How they are estimated?
- What are the methods to reduce the foundation settlement?
- Describe the Skemption’s analysis for bearing capacity of cohesive soil.
- Give codal provisions for under reamed piles.
- The load carrying capacity of piles depends on which factors?
- Write a short note on group action of piles.
- Classify the piles based on the method of installation.
- What are the different mode of failure of retaining walls?
- How the counter fort retaining wall differs from the cantilever retaining walls?
- Classify the different methods to determine bearing capacity of soil.
- What is site investigation? What are the purpose of site investigation?
- Describe the standard penetration test. How the observed N-value is corrected?
- Enlist the different geophysical method. Explain any one in detail with its limitations.
- Classify the piles on the basis of their function with sketches.
- Differentiate between end bearing pile and friction pile.
- Name the different forces act on retaining wall.
- Name the types of retaining wall. Draw any two figures by showing all parts of the retaining wall.
- What are the application of retaining wall?
- Describe in detail construction of the diaphragm wall.
- Failure of foundation, precaution, remedial measures
- Classify the piles based on their load carrying characteristics.
- Write dynamic formulae to estimate pile capacity.
- Elaborate the conditions where a pile foundation is more suitable than a shallow foundation.
- Measures for treatments of expansive soil.
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