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CE8491 Question Bank Soil Mechanics Regulation 2017 Anna University

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8. What is a zero air voids line? Draw a compaction curve and show the zero air voids line.
(AUC Nov/Dec 2011)
9. What is porosity of a given soil sample? (AUC Apr / May 2011)
10.What is water content in given mass of soil? (AUC Apr / May 2011)
11. Define :
(a) Porosity CE8491 Question Bank Soil Mechanics
(b) Void ratio. (AUC Nov/Dec 2010)
12. Define effective size of particle in sieve analysis. (AUC Nov/Dec 2010)
13.Write any two engineering classification system of soil. (AUC Apr / May 2009)
14. List any one expression for finding dry density of soils. (AUC Apr / May 2009)
15. Define water content and compaction. CE8491 Question Bank Soil Mechanics
16.What are the laboratory methods of determination of water content?
17. Define degree of saturation and shrinkage ratio.
18. Define specific gravity and density index. CE8491 Question Bank Soil Mechanics
19.What do understand from grain size distribution?
20.What are consistency limits of soil?
21. Define plasticity index, flow index and liquidity index.
22.What are the methods available for determination of in-situ density?
23.What is the function of A-line Chart in soil classification?
24.Write the major soil classifications as per Indian Standard Classification System.
25. Differentiate standard proctor from modified proctor test.

1. Write down a neat procedure for determining water content and specific gravity of a given soil in CE8491 Question Bank Soil Mechanics
the laboratory by using a pycnometer. (AUC Nov/Dec 2012)
2. Sandy soil in a borrow pit has unit weight of solids as 25.8 kN/m3, water content equal to 11%
and bulk unit weight equal to 16.4 kN/m3. How many cubic meter of compacted fill could be CE8491 Question Bank Soil Mechanics
constructed of 3500 m3 of sand excavated from borrow pit, if required value of porosity in the
compacted fill is 30%. Also calculate the change in degree of saturation. (AUC Nov/Dec 2012)

Subject name Soil Mechanics
Short Name SM
Semester 4
Subject Code CE8491
Regulation 2017 regulation

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