No.

1: Enumerate the difference between Rankines and Coulombs Wedge methods for
determining the magnitude of lateral earth pressure on the wall.
No. 2: A cave-in occurred in a clay soil during excavation of a vertical trench when the trench
was 5.1 m deep. The unit weight of the soil was 18.7 kN/m3. What is the average unconfined
compression strength of the clay?
No. 3(a): Find the active and passive earth pressure distribution on the wall shown in figure.

C=200 lb/ft2

8 = 120 lb/ft3

=0

C=200 lb/ft2

8 T = 115 lb/ft3

=10

No. 3(b): What is the percentage of lateral earth pressure error if tension crack is negligible in
the above wall?
No. 3(c): Due to bad workmanship, the wall surface become rough, so if friction between wall
and soil is considered (assume your own ) than what would be the difference of percentage of
lateral earth pressure developed. Refer to wall problem 3(a).
No. 4(a): For the retaining wall shown in Figure. Determine the total thrust via
i) Rankine solution
ii) Coulomb solution with the help of force polygo
 = 18 kN/m3

=35

H=2m+(L in
metre and it is
first digit of
your Roll no.)

=9

No. 4(b) Redo the problem 4(a) if the wall friction is taken in the analysis.
No. 4(c) Redo the problem 4(b), for wall face angle .
No. 4(d) (i) Comment on the answer you obtained for problems 4(a) to 4(c).
(ii) Is it possible to show these failure line with their angle of inclination under
Rankines and Coulombs method.
No. 5 A relatively cohesive soil at a constant slope as shown in figure. Assume negligible
seepage and pore pressure. Find
a) The maximum shear stress developed.
b) The maximu shear strength assuming C=36 kN/m2 and =14
c) The critical height Hc for C and
d) The factor of safety with respect to cohesion.
e) The factor of safety against sliding

=14

C= 36 kN/m2

H=3 m T= 14+ (last digit of

roll no.) kN/m3

Hard Rock
i=22

No. 6 (a) Design a 24 high embankment slope using following material properties:
C=600 psf
T= 110+(last digit of your roll no.) pcf

2
24 ft.
1

No. 6 (b) Rechecked the slope stability of problem 6(a) with the help of
i) Method of slices
ii) Bishop Simplified Method
Using fellenius construction of cricitcal circle at
No. 6 (c) A lazy engineer forget to take into account the seepage and pore water pressure which
also present at the site. So, if is given to you, than determine the factor of safety of
above embankment design with the help of
i) Method of slices
ii) Bishop Simplified Method
No. 7: 45 slope is excavated to a depth of 8 m in a deep layer of saturated clay of unit weight
19 kN/m3 the relevant shear strength parameters are cu = 65 kN/m2 (u=0). Determine the factor
of safety for the trial failure surface specified in Figure. Check that no loss of overall stability
will occur according to the limit state approach.