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GATE Civil 2024 Set 2 | Question: 44
The in-situ percentage of voids of a sand deposit is $50 \%$. The maximum and minimum densities of sand determined from the laboratory tests are $1.8 \mathrm{~g} / \mathr...
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GATE Civil 2024 Set 2 | Question: 45
A drained triaxial test was conducted on a saturated sand specimen using a stress-path triaxial testing system. The specimen failed when the axial stress reached a value ...
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GATE Civil 2024 Set 1 | Question: 4
The three-dimensional state of stress at a point is given by\[\sigma=\left(\begin{array}{ccc}10 & 0 & 0 \\0 & 40 & 0 \\0 & 0 & 0\end{array}\right) \mathrm{MPa} .\]The max...
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GATE Civil 2024 Set 1 | Question: 8
​​​​​A $2 \mathrm{~m}$ wide strip footing is founded at a depth of $1.5 \mathrm{~m}$ below the ground level in a homogeneous pure clay bed. The clay bed has unit cohesion...
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GATE Civil 2024 Set 1 | Question: 9
Consider the statements $\text{P}$ and $\text{Q}$.$\text{P}$: Soil particles formed by mechanical weathering, and close to their origin are generally subrounded.$\text{Q}...
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GATE Civil 2024 Set 1 | Question: 24
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...
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GATE Civil 2024 Set 1 | Question: 28
​​​​​Find the correct match between the plane stress states and the Mohr's circles.$\text{(P)-(III); (Q)-(IV); (R)-(I); (S)-(II)}$$\text{(P)-(III); (Q)-(II); (R)-(I); (S)...
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GATE Civil 2024 Set 1 | Question: 31
A vertical smooth rigid retaining wall is supporting horizontal ground with dry cohesionless backfill having a friction angle of $30^{\circ}$. The inclinations of failure...
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GATE Civil 2024 Set 1 | Question: 36
​​​​​​Which of the following statement(s) is/are CORRECT?Swell potential of soil decreases with an increase in the shrinkage limit.Both loose and dense sands with differe...
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GATE Civil 2024 Set 1 | Question: 43
The total primary consolidation settlement $\left(S_{c}\right)$ of a building constructed on a $10 \mathrm{~m}$ thick saturated clay layer is estimated to be $50 \mathrm{...
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GATE Civil 2024 Set 1 | Question: 44
An infinite slope is made up of cohesionless soil with seepage parallel to and up to the sloping surface. The angle of slope is $30^{\circ}$ with respect to horizontal gr...
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GATE Civil 2024 Set 1 | Question: 45
A soil sample was consolidated at a cell pressure of $20 \mathrm{kPa}$ and a back pressure of $10 \mathrm{kPa}$ for $24$ hours during a consolidated undrained $\text{(CU)...
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GATE Civil 2023 Set 2 | Question: 8
A standard penetration test (SPT) was carried out at a location by using a manually operated hammer dropping system with $50 \%$ efficiency. The recorded SPT value at a p...
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GATE Civil 2023 Set 2 | Question: 9
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}.$ I...
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GATE Civil 2023 Set 2 | Question: 18
The reason(s) of the nonuniform elastic settlement profile below a flexible footing, resting on a cohesionless soil while subjected to uniform loading, is/are:Variation o...
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GATE Civil 2023 Set 2 | Question: 22
An unconfined compression strength test was conducted on a cohesive soil. The test specimen failed at an axial stress of $76 ~ \mathrm{kPa}$. The undrained cohesion (in $...
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GATE Civil 2023 Set 2 | Question: 31
In the given figure, Point $\mathrm{O}$ indicates the stress point of a soil element at initial non-hydrostatic stress condition. For the stress path $\text{(OP),}$ which...
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GATE Civil 2023 Set 2 | Question: 32
The figure shows a vertical retaining wall with backfill consisting of cohesive-frictional soil and a failure plane developed due to passive earth pressure. The forces ac...
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GATE Civil 2023 Set 2 | Question: 48
A square footing is to be designed to carry a column load of $500~ \mathrm{kN}$ which is resting on a soil stratum having the following average properties: bulk unit weig...
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GATE Civil 2023 Set 2 | Question: 49
A circular pile of diameter $0.6 \mathrm{~m}$ and length $8 \mathrm{~m}$ was constructed in a cohesive soil stratum having the following properties: bulk unit weight $=19...
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GATE Civil 2023 Set 2 | Question: 50
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 \mathrm{~mm} / \mathrm{s}$ and...
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GATE Civil 2023 Set 2 | Question: 51
A consolidated drained $\text{(CD)}$ triaxial test was carried out on a sand sample with the known effective shear strength parameters, $c^{\prime}=0$ and $\phi^{\prime}=...
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GATE Civil 2023 Set 1 | Question: 6
The specific gravity of a soil is $2.60$. The soil is at $50 \%$ degree of saturation with water content of $15 \%$. The void ratio of the soil is _______.0.350.780.871.2...
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GATE Civil 2023 Set 1 | Question: 7
A group of $9$ friction piles are arranged in a square grid maintaining equal spacing in all directions. Each pile is of diameter $300 \mathrm{~mm}$ and length $7 \mathrm...
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GATE Civil 2023 Set 1 | Question: 8
A possible slope failure is shown in the figure. Three soil samples are taken from different locations $\text{(I, II}$ and $\text{III)}$ of the potential failure plane. W...
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GATE Civil 2023 Set 1 | Question: 22
A drained direct shear test was carried out on a sandy soil. Under a normal stress of $50 \mathrm{~kPa},$ the test specimen failed at a shear stress of $35 \mathrm{~kPa}$...
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GATE Civil 2023 Set 1 | Question: 30
With reference to the compaction test conducted on soils, which of the following is $\text { INCORRECT?}$Peak point of the compaction curve gives the maximum dry unit wei...
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GATE Civil 2023 Set 1 | Question: 31
Consider that a force $\text{P}$ is acting on the surface of a half-space (Boussinesq's problem). The expression for the vertical stress $\left(\sigma_{z}\right)$ at any ...
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GATE Civil 2023 Set 1 | Question: 32
A square footing of size $2.5 \mathrm{~m} \times 2.5 \mathrm{~m}$ is placed $1.0 \mathrm{~m}$ below the ground surface on a cohesionless homogeneous soil stratum. Conside...
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GATE Civil 2023 Set 1 | Question: 46
A soil having the average properties, bulk unit weight $=19 \mathrm{~kN} / \mathrm{m}^3$; angle of internal friction $=25^{\circ}$ and cohesion $=15 \mathrm{~kPa}$, is be...
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GATE Civil 2023 Set 1 | Question: 47
A smooth vertical retaining wall supporting layered soils is shown in figure. According to Rankine's earth pressure theory, the lateral active earth pressure acting at th...
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GATE Civil 2023 Set 1 | Question: 48
A vertical trench is excavated in a clayey soil deposit having a surcharge load of $30 \mathrm{~kPa}$. A fluid of unit weight $12 \mathrm{~kN} / \mathrm{m}^3$ is poured i...
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phase relationships of soil
a natural soil deposits has bulk density of 1.90g/cm^3 and water content of 6 percent . assume G=2.67 . asuming the voids ratio to remain constant , what will be degree o...
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GATE Civil 2022 Set 2 | Question: 7
Read the following statements:While designing a shallow footing in sandy soil, monsoon season is considered for critical design in terms of bearing capacity.For slope sta...
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GATE Civil 2022 Set 2 | Question: 8
Stresses acting on an infinitesimal soil element are shown in the figure (with $\sigma_{z} \sigma_{x}$). The major and minor principal stresses are $\sigma_{1}$ and $\si...
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GATE Civil 2022 Set 2 | Question: 21
The inside diameter of a sample tube is $50 \; \text{mm}.$ The inside diameter of the cutting edge is kept such that the Inside Clearance Ratio $\text{(ICR)}$ is $1.0 \%$...
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GATE Civil 2022 Set 2 | Question: 22
A concentrically loaded isolated square footing of size $2 \; \text{m} \times 2 \; \text{m}$ carries a concentrated vertical load of $1000 \; \text{kN}.$ Considering Bous...
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GATE Civil 2022 Set 2 | Question: 23
In a triaxial unconsolidated undrained $\text{(UU)}$ test on a saturated clay sample, the cell pressure was $100 \; \text{kPa}.$ If the deviatoric stress at failure was $...
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GATE Civil 2022 Set 2 | Question: 30
Match the following in $\textbf{Column X}$ with $\textbf{Column Y}:$$\begin{array} {|l|l|} \hline \qquad \qquad \qquad \qquad \qquad \textbf{Column X} & \textbf{Column Y}...
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GATE Civil 2022 Set 2 | Question: 31
A soil sample is underlying a water column of height $h_{1},$ as shown in the figure. The vertical effective stresses at points $\text{A, B,}$ and $\text{C}$ are $\sigma’...
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