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Civil Engineering (CE) 2022 [Session 2]

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Civil Engineering (CE) 2021 [Session 2]

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Civil Engineering (CE) 20262026 1 questions in this view	2026	ExamElite PDFs ExamElite solutions Official documents Official question paperOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download Official answer keyOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download
Civil Engineering (CE) 2025 [Session 2]2025 1 questions in this view	2025	ExamElite PDFs ExamElite solutions Official documents Official question paperOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download Official answer keyOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download
Civil Engineering (CE) 2024 [Session 1]2024 2 questions in this view	2024	ExamElite PDFs ExamElite solutions Official documents Official question paperOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download Official answer keyOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download
Civil Engineering (CE) 2022 [Session 2]2022 1 questions in this view	2022	ExamElite PDFs ExamElite solutions Official documents Official question paperOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download Official answer keyOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download
Civil Engineering (CE) 2021 [Session 2]2021 3 questions in this view	2021	ExamElite PDFs ExamElite solutions Official documents Official question paperOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download Official answer keyOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download
Civil Engineering (CE) 2020 [Session 2]2020 2 questions in this view	2020	ExamElite PDFs ExamElite solutions Official documents Official question paperOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download
Civil Engineering (CE) 2019 [Session 2]2019 1 questions in this view	2019	ExamElite PDFs ExamElite solutions Official documents Official question paperOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download
Civil Engineering (CE) 2018 [Session 2]2018 1 questions in this view	2018	ExamElite PDFs ExamElite solutions Official documents Official question paperOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download
Civil Engineering (CE) 2017 [Session 2]2017 1 questions in this view	2017	ExamElite PDFs ExamElite solutions Official documents Official question paperOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download
Civil Engineering (CE) 2016 [Session 1]2016 1 questions in this view	2016	ExamElite PDFs ExamElite solutions Official documents Official question paperOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download
Civil Engineering (CE) 2016 [Session 2]2016 2 questions in this view	2016	ExamElite PDFs ExamElite solutions Official documents Official question paperOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download
Civil Engineering (CE) 2015 [Session 1]2015 1 questions in this view	2015	ExamElite PDFs ExamElite solutions Official documents Official question paperOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download
Civil Engineering (CE) 2015 [Session 2]2015 1 questions in this view	2015	ExamElite PDFs ExamElite solutions Official documents Official question paperOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download
Civil Engineering (CE) 2014 [Session 1]2014 1 questions in this view	2014	ExamElite PDFs ExamElite solutions Official documents Official question paperOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download
Civil Engineering (CE) 20132013 1 questions in this view	2013	ExamElite PDFs ExamElite solutions Official documents Official question paperOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download
Civil Engineering (CE) 20122012 2 questions in this view	2012	ExamElite PDFs ExamElite solutions Official documents Official question paperOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download
Civil Engineering (CE) 20112011 1 questions in this view	2011	ExamElite PDFs ExamElite solutions Official documents Official question paperOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download
Civil Engineering (CE) 20102010 2 questions in this view	2010	ExamElite PDFs ExamElite solutions Official documents Official question paperOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download
Civil Engineering (CE) 20092009 1 questions in this view	2009	ExamElite PDFs ExamElite solutions Official documents Official question paperOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download
Civil Engineering (CE) 20082008 2 questions in this view	2008	ExamElite PDFs ExamElite solutions Official documents Official question paperOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download
Civil Engineering (CE) 20072007 1 questions in this view	2007	ExamElite PDFs ExamElite solutions Official documents Official question paperOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download

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2007 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Compaction and Consolidation

Civil Engineering (CE) 2007

What is the compression of the clay layer in mm due to the lowering of the water table?

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2014 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Compaction and Consolidation

Civil Engineering (CE) 2014 [Session 1]

The following data are given for the laboratory sample.

$\sigma_0' = 175 \text{ kPa}$ ; $e_0 = 1.1$ ; $\sigma_0' + \Delta \sigma_0' = 300 \text{ kPa}$ ; $e = 0.9$

If thickness of the clay specimen is 25 mm, the value of coefficient of volume compressibility is ________ $\times 10^{-4} \text{ m}^2/\text{kN}$

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2015 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Compaction and Consolidation

Civil Engineering (CE) 2015 [Session 1]

A 20 m thick clay layer is sandwiched between a silty sand layer and a gravelly sand layer. The layer experiences 30 mm settlement in 2 years.
Given:
\[ T_v = \begin{cases} \left( \frac{\pi}{4} \left( \frac{U}{100} \right)^2 \right) & \text{for } U \leq 60\% \\ \left( 1.781 - 0.933 \log_{10}(100 - U) \right) & \text{for } U > 60\% \end{cases} \]
where $T_v$ is the time factor and $U$ is the degree of consolidation in %.
If the coefficient of consolidation of the layer is 0.003 cm²/s, the deposit will experience a total of 50 mm settlement in the next _______________ years.

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2015 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Compaction and Consolidation

Civil Engineering (CE) 2015 [Session 2]

A 4 m thick layer of normally consolidated clay has an average void ratio of 1.30. Its compression index is 0.6 and coefficient of consolidation is 1 m²/yr. If the increase in vertical pressure due to foundation load on the clay layer is equal to the existing effective overburden pressure, the change in the thickness of the clay layer is __________ mm

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2016 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Compaction and Consolidation

Civil Engineering (CE) 2016 [Session 1]

An undisturbed soil sample was taken from the middle of a clay layer (i.e., 1.5 m below GL), as shown in figure. The water table was at the top of clay layer. Laboratory test results are as follows:
Natural water content of clay : 25%
Preconsolidation pressure of clay : 60 kPa
Compression index of clay : 0.50
Recompression index of clay : 0.05
Specific gravity of clay : 2.70
Bulk unit weight of sand : 17 kN/m³

A compacted fill of 2.5 m height with unit weight of 20 kN/m³ is placed at the ground level.

Assuming unit weight of water as 10 kN/m³, the ultimate consolidation settlement (expressed in mm) of the clay layer is __________

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2016 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Compaction and Consolidation

Civil Engineering (CE) 2016 [Session 2]

The results of a consolidation test on an undisturbed soil, sampled at a depth of 10 m below the ground level are as follows:

Saturated unit weight : $ 16\ kN/m^3 $
Pre-consolidation pressure : $ 90\ kPa $

The water table was encountered at the ground level. Assuming the unit weight of water as $ 10\ kN/m^3 $, the over-consolidation ratio of the soil is

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2016 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Compaction and Consolidation

Civil Engineering (CE) 2016 [Session 2]

OMC-SP and MDD-SP denote the optimum moisture content and maximum dry density obtained from standard Proctor compaction test, respectively. OMC-MP and MDD-MP denote the optimum moisture content and maximum dry density obtained from the modified Proctor compaction test, respectively. Which one of the following is correct?

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2017 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Compaction and Consolidation

Civil Engineering (CE) 2017 [Session 2]

Let $G$ be the specific gravity of soil solids, $w$ the water content in the soil sample, $\gamma_w$ the unit weight of water, and $\gamma_d$ the dry unit weight of the soil. The equation for the zero air voids line in a compaction test plot is

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2018 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Compaction and Consolidation

Civil Engineering (CE) 2018 [Session 2]

The compression curve (void ratio, e vs. effective stress, $\sigma_v'$) for a certain clayey soil is a straight line in a semi-logarithmic plot and it passes through the points (e = 1.2; $\sigma_v'$ = 50 kPa) and (e = 0.6; $\sigma_v'$ = 800 kPa). The compression index (up to two decimal places) of the soil is ______

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2019 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Compaction and Consolidation

Civil Engineering (CE) 2019 [Session 2]

Construction of a new building founded on a clayey soil was completed in January 2010. In January 2014, the average consolidation settlement of the foundation in clay was recorded as 10 mm. The ultimate consolidation settlement was estimated in design as 40 mm. Considering double drainage to occur at the clayey soil site, the expected consolidation settlement in January 2019 (in mm, round off to the nearest integer) will be ______

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2020 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Compaction and Consolidation

Civil Engineering (CE) 2020 [Session 2]

A one-dimensional consolidation test is carried out on a standard 19 mm thick clay sample. The oedometer’s deflection gauge indicates a reading of 2.1 mm, just before removal of the load, without allowing any swelling. The void ratio is 0.62 at this stage. The initial void ratio (round off to two decimal places) of the standard specimen is __________.

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2020 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Compaction and Consolidation

Civil Engineering (CE) 2020 [Session 2]

A footing of size 2 m × 2 m transferring a pressure of 200 kN/m², is placed at a depth of 1.5 m below the ground as shown in the figure (not drawn to the scale). The clay stratum is normally consolidated. The clay has specific gravity of 2.65 and compression index of 0.3. Considering 2:1 (vertical to horizontal) method of load distribution and $\gamma_w = 10$ kN/m³, the primary consolidation settlement (in mm, round off to two decimal places) of the clay stratum is __________.

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2021 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Compaction and Consolidation

Civil Engineering (CE) 2021 [Session 2]

A clay layer of thickness $H$ has a preconsolidation pressure $p_c$ and an initial void ratio $e_0$. The initial effective overburden stress at the mid-height of the layer is $p_0$. At the same location, the increment in effective stress due to applied external load is $\Delta p$. The compression and swelling indices of the clay are $C_c$ and $C_s$, respectively. If $p_0 < p_c < (p_0 + \Delta p)$, then the correct expression to estimate the consolidation settlement $s_c$ of the clay layer is

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2021 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Compaction and Consolidation

Civil Engineering (CE) 2021 [Session 2]

The soil profile at a road construction site is as shown in figure (not to scale). A large embankment is to be constructed at the site. The ground water table (GWT) is located at the surface of the clay layer, and the capillary rise in the sandy soil is negligible. The effective stress at the middle of the clay layer after the application of the embankment loading is 180 kN/m². Take unit weight of water, γ_w = 9.81 kN/m³. The primary consolidation settlement (in m, round off to two decimal places) of the clay layer resulting from this loading will be ______

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2021 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Compaction and Consolidation

Civil Engineering (CE) 2021 [Session 2]

The void ratio of a clay soil sample M decreased from 0.575 to 0.510 when the applied pressure is increased from 120 kPa to 180 kPa. For the same increment in pressure, the void ratio of another clay soil sample N decreases from 0.600 to 0.550. If the ratio of hydraulic conductivity of sample M to sample N is 0.125, then the ratio of coefficient of consolidation of sample M to sample N (round off to three decimal places) is ________

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2022 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Compaction and Consolidation

Civil Engineering (CE) 2022 [Session 2]

A saturated compressible clay layer of thickness h is sandwiched between two sand layers, as shown in the figure. Initially, the total vertical stress and pore water pressure at point P, which is located at the mid-depth of the clay layer, were 150 kPa and 25 kPa, respectively. Construction of a building caused an additional total vertical stress of 100 kPa at P. When the vertical effective stress at P is 175 kPa, the percentage of consolidation in the clay layer at P is __________. (in integer)

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2024 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Compaction and Consolidation

Civil Engineering (CE) 2024 [Session 1]

An embankment is constructed with soil by maintaining the degree of saturation as 75% during compaction. The specific gravity of soil is 2.68 and the moisture content is 17% during compaction. Consider the unit weight of water as $ 10 \, \text{kN/m}^3 $. The dry unit weight (in $ \text{kN/m}^3 $) of the compacted soil is __________ (rounded off to 2 decimal places).

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2024 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Compaction and Consolidation

Civil Engineering (CE) 2024 [Session 1]

The total primary consolidation settlement ($S_c$) of a building constructed on a 10 m thick saturated clay layer is estimated to be 50 mm. After 300 days of the construction of the building, primary consolidation settlement was reported as 10 mm. The additional time (in days) required to achieve 50% of $S_c$ will be __________ (rounded off to the nearest integer).

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2025 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Compaction and Consolidation

Civil Engineering (CE) 2025 [Session 2]

A 6 m thick clay stratum has drainage at both its top and bottom surface due to the presence of sand strata. The time to complete 50% consolidation is 2 years. The coefficient of volume change (*m*_v) is 1.51×10⁻³ m²/kN and unit weight of water is 9.81 kN/m³.
The coefficient of permeability (in m/year) is ______ (*round off to three decimal places*).

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2008 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Compaction and Consolidation

Civil Engineering (CE) 2008

Compaction by vibratory roller is the best method of compaction in case of

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