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Seepage and Effective Stress - Geotechnical Engineering - Civil Engineering Previous Year Questions

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Medium 29 76.3%
Easy 9 23.7%

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MCQ 25 65.8%
Numerical Answer Type (NAT) 10 26.3%
Fill in the blanks 2 5.3%
MSQ 1 2.6%

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Civil Engineering
38 Qs

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Geotechnical Engineering
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Civil Engineering (CE) 2026
1 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2025 [Session 1]
2 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2025 [Session 2]
2 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2024 [Session 1]
1 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2024 [Session 2]
1 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2023 [Session 2]
2 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2022 [Session 2]
1 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2020 [Session 2]
1 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2019 [Session 2]
1 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2018 [Session 2]
2 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2017 [Session 2]
1 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2016 [Session 2]
3 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2016 [Session 1]
2 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2015 [Session 1]
1 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2014 [Session 1]
2 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2014 [Session 2]
1 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2013
3 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2012
2 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2011
2 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2010
2 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2008
2 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2007
3 Qs

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Civil Engineering (CE) 20262026
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Civil Engineering (CE) 2025 [Session 1]2025
2 questions in this view		2025
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Civil Engineering (CE) 2025 [Session 2]2025
2 questions in this view		2025
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Civil Engineering (CE) 2024 [Session 1]2024
1 questions in this view		2024
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Civil Engineering (CE) 2024 [Session 2]2024
1 questions in this view		2024
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Civil Engineering (CE) 2023 [Session 2]2023
2 questions in this view		2023
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Civil Engineering (CE) 2022 [Session 2]2022
1 questions in this view		2022
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Civil Engineering (CE) 2020 [Session 2]2020
1 questions in this view		2020
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Civil Engineering (CE) 2019 [Session 2]2019
1 questions in this view		2019
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Civil Engineering (CE) 2018 [Session 2]2018
2 questions in this view		2018
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Civil Engineering (CE) 2017 [Session 2]2017
1 questions in this view		2017
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Civil Engineering (CE) 2016 [Session 1]2016
2 questions in this view		2016
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Civil Engineering (CE) 2016 [Session 2]2016
3 questions in this view		2016
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Civil Engineering (CE) 2015 [Session 1]2015
1 questions in this view		2015
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Civil Engineering (CE) 2014 [Session 1]2014
2 questions in this view		2014
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Civil Engineering (CE) 2014 [Session 2]2014
1 questions in this view		2014
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Civil Engineering (CE) 20132013
3 questions in this view		2013
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Civil Engineering (CE) 20122012
2 questions in this view		2012
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Civil Engineering (CE) 20112011
2 questions in this view		2011
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Civil Engineering (CE) 20102010
2 questions in this view		2010
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Civil Engineering (CE) 20082008
2 questions in this view		2008
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Civil Engineering (CE) 20072007
3 questions in this view		2007
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2007 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Seepage and Effective Stress
Civil Engineering (CE) 2007
The total head, elevation head and pressure head in metres of water at the point R shown in the figure are

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2007 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Seepage and Effective Stress
Civil Engineering (CE) 2007
What are the discharge velocity and seepage velocity through the soil sample?
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2007 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Seepage and Effective Stress
Civil Engineering (CE) 2007
What is the change in the effective stress in kN/m² at mid-depth of the clay layer due to the lowering of the water table?
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2014 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Seepage and Effective Stress
Civil Engineering (CE) 2014 [Session 1]
A long slope is formed in a soil with shear strength parameters: \( c' = 0 \) and \( \phi' = 34^\circ \). A firm stratum lies below the slope and it is assumed that the water table may occasionally rise to the surface, with seepage taking place parallel to the slope. Use \( \gamma_{sat} = 18 \text{ kN/m}^3 \) and \( \gamma_w = 10 \text{ kN/m}^3 \). The maximum slope angle (in degrees) to ensure a factor of safety of 1.5, assuming a potential failure surface parallel to the slope, would be
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2014 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Seepage and Effective Stress
Civil Engineering (CE) 2014 [Session 1]
The flow net constructed for the dam is shown in the figure below. Taking the coefficient of permeability as $3.8 \times 10^{-6} \text{ m/s}$, the quantity of flow (in $\text{cm}^3/\text{s}$) under the dam per meter of dam is ________
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2014 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Seepage and Effective Stress
Civil Engineering (CE) 2014 [Session 2]
Water is flowing at a steady rate through a homogeneous and saturated horizontal soil strip of 10 m length. The strip is being subjected to a constant water head (H) of 5 m at the beginning and 1 m at the end. If the governing equation of flow in the soil strip is \(\frac{d^2 H}{dx^2} = 0\) (where x is the distance along the soil strip), the value of H (in m) at the middle of the strip is ______________
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2015 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Seepage and Effective Stress
Civil Engineering (CE) 2015 [Session 1]

Which of the following statements is TRUE for the relation between discharge velocity and seepage velocity?

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2016 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Seepage and Effective Stress
Civil Engineering (CE) 2016 [Session 1]
A seepage flow condition is shown in the figure. The saturated unit weight of the soil \(\gamma_{sat} = 18\) kN/m³. Using unit weight of water, \(\gamma_w = 9.81\) kN/m³, the effective vertical stress (expressed in kN/m²) on plane X-X is __________

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2016 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Seepage and Effective Stress
Civil Engineering (CE) 2016 [Session 1]
Seepage is occurring through a porous media shown in the figure. The hydraulic conductivity values (k₁, k₂, k₃) are in m/day.

The seepage discharge (m³/day per m) through the porous media at section PQ is

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2016 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Seepage and Effective Stress
Civil Engineering (CE) 2016 [Session 2]
The relationship between the specific gravity of sand (G) and the hydraulic gradient (i) to initiate quick condition in the sand layer having porosity of 30% is
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2016 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Seepage and Effective Stress
Civil Engineering (CE) 2016 [Session 2]
The seepage occurring through an earthen dam is represented by a flownet comprising of 10 equipotential drops and 20 flow channels. The coefficient of permeability of the soil is 3 mm/min and the head loss is 5 m. The rate of seepage (expressed in cm³/s per m length of the dam) through the earthen dam is __________
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2016 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Seepage and Effective Stress
Civil Engineering (CE) 2016 [Session 2]
A tracer takes 100 days to travel from Well-1 to Well-2 which are 100 m apart. The elevation of water surface in Well-2 is 3 m below that in Well-1. Assuming porosity equal to 15%, the coefficient of permeability (expressed in m/day) is
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2017 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Seepage and Effective Stress
Civil Engineering (CE) 2017 [Session 2]
A sheet pile has an embedment depth of 12 m in a homogeneous soil stratum. The coefficient of permeability of soil is \( 10^{-6} \) m/s. Difference in the water levels between the two sides of the sheet pile is 4 m. The flow net is constructed with five number of flow lines and eleven number of equipotential lines. The quantity of seepage (in \( cm^3/s \) per m, up to one decimal place) under the sheet pile is ________
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2018 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Seepage and Effective Stress
Civil Engineering (CE) 2018 [Session 2]

A flownet below a dam consists of 24 equipotential drops and 7 flow channels. The difference between the upstream and downstream water levels is 6 m. The length of the flow line adjacent to the toe of the dam at exit is 1 m. The specific gravity and void ratio of the soil below the dam are 2.70 and 0.70, respectively. The factor of safety against piping is

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2018 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Seepage and Effective Stress
Civil Engineering (CE) 2018 [Session 2]
Three soil specimens (Soil 1, Soil 2 and Soil 3), each 150 mm long and 100 mm diameter, are placed in series in a constant head flow set-up as shown in the figure. Suitable screens are provided at the boundaries of the specimens to keep them intact. The values of coefficient of permeability of Soil 1, Soil 2 and Soil 3 are 0.01, 0.003 and 0.03 cm/s, respectively.

The value of h in the set-up is

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2019 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Seepage and Effective Stress
Civil Engineering (CE) 2019 [Session 2]
An anisotropic soil deposit has coefficient of permeability in vertical and horizontal directions as \(k_z\) and \(k_x\), respectively. For constructing a flow net, the horizontal dimension of the problem's geometry is transformed by a multiplying factor of
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2020 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Seepage and Effective Stress
Civil Engineering (CE) 2020 [Session 2]
Permeability tests were carried out on the samples collected from two different layers as shown in the figure (not drawn to the scale). The relevant horizontal (kh) and vertical (kv) coefficients of permeability are indicated for each layer.
The ratio of the equivalent horizontal to vertical coefficients of permeability, is

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2022 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Seepage and Effective Stress
Civil Engineering (CE) 2022 [Session 2]
A soil sample is underlying a water column of height \(h_1\) as shown in the figure. The vertical effective stresses at points A, B, and C are \(\sigma'_A\), \(\sigma'_B\), and \(\sigma'_C\), respectively. Let \(\gamma_{sat}\) and \(\gamma'\) be the saturated and submerged unit weights of the soil sample, respectively, and \(\gamma_w\) be the unit weight of water. Which one of the following expressions correctly represents the sum \((\sigma'_A + \sigma'_B + \sigma'_C)\)?

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2023 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Seepage and Effective Stress
Civil Engineering (CE) 2023 [Session 2]
A vertical sheet pile wall is installed in an anisotropic soil having coefficient of horizontal permeability, \(k_H\) and coefficient of vertical permeability, \(k_V\). In order to draw the flow net for the isotropic condition, the embedment depth of the wall should be scaled by a factor of ________, without changing the horizontal scale.
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2023 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Seepage and Effective Stress
Civil Engineering (CE) 2023 [Session 2]
For the flow setup shown in the figure (not to scale), the hydraulic conductivities of the two soil samples, Soil 1 and Soil 2, are 10 mm/s and 1 mm/s, respectively. Assume the unit weight of water as 10 kN/m³ and ignore the velocity head. At steady state, what is the total head (in m, rounded off to two decimal places) at any point located at the junction of the two samples? __________

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