Here you will get Bihar engineering university(beu) previous year question solution of foundation engineering.
1(a). what is the purpose of a soil investigation programme? explain the different stage of the investigation.
1.(B) Explain inside clearance, outside clearance and area ratio.
2(a). What is the N value of SPT? Explain the corrections to be applied to the observed value of N.
A square test plate of 30 cm, settles 15 mm under a load of 4 kN in a sandy soil. By how much will a footing of 2 m * 2 m subjected to a load of 200 kN settle?
3. state the assumptions of Terzaghi’s bearing capacity analysis.
4(A).How are piles classified on the basis of function and material?
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4(B). A group of 16 piles of 50 cm in diameter is arranged with a center to center spacing of 1.2m. the piles are 10m long and are embedded in soft clay with cohesion 30 kN/m2. Bearing resistance may be neglected for the piles. Adhesion factor is 0.6. Determine the ultimate bearing capacity of the pile group.
5. Desribe the various components of a pneumatic caisson with a neat sketch. Enumerate the advantage and diandvantages of pneumatic caisson.
6(A) Define the following terms: 1. frequency ratio 2. Resonant frequency 3. Damping effect.
6(B). Determine the natural frequency of a machine foundation which has a base area of 2.5 m * 2.5 m and a weight of 160 kN including the weight of the machine. Take the value of the coefficient of elastic uniform compression as 4.5 * 104 kN/m3.
7(a). DISCUSS THE VARIOUS MEASURES WHICH ARE ADOPTED WHILE PLANNING THE CONSTRUCTION OF STRUCTURES OF COLLAPSIBLE SOIL FILLS.
write a short note on foundation on sanitary landfill sites.
8. What is the significance of permissible settlement? State the permissible settlement of isolated and raft foundation in clayey and sandy soils.
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