Issue Date : 12 Dec 20

CMS ID: ...................... Name: ……………………… Submission Date: 16 Dec 20

Soil-2 (CE 324)
OD/CED: ………………….. Sec: ………………………….

MILITARY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, RISLAPUR

OD-90/CED-91
SEMSTER: 5th TIME ALLOWED: 4 days
EXAMINATION: ASG-2 TOTAL MARKS: 20

Q No-1. A rigid foundation is subjected to a vertical (10 Marks)

column load, P = 355 kN, as shown in
Figure. Estimate the elastic settlement due
to the net applied pressure, on the
foundation. Given: B = 2 m; L = 3 m; Df =
1.5 m; H = 4 m; Es = 13,500 kN/m2; and µs =
0.4.

Q No-2. A square footing, 2m x 2m in size, supports a

column load of 300 kN. The soil (10 Marks)
characteristics are given in the shown figure.
Field monitoring indicated that the
foundation settlement was 19 mm during
the first 12 months.
a. Estimate the average stress increase in the
clay layer due to the applied load.
b. Estimate the primary consolidation
settlement.
c. What is the degree of consolidation after
12 months?
d. Estimate the coefficient of consolidation
for the pressure range.
e. Estimate the settlement in 24 months.

Q No-3. A soil profile as shown with a silty sand (ѵ = 15 kN/m3; ѵsat = 17 kN/m3) underlain by high- (10 Marks)
plasticity clay (ѵsat = 17 kN/m3) and a peat layer (ѵsat = 16 kN/m3), followed by dense sand.
To expedite consolidation and minimize future settlement, an additional 2-m-thick fill
material, compacted to a unit weight of 19 kN/m3, will be placed on top of the silty sand
layer. The plan area of the fill is 10 m x 10 m. The fill load will be left in place for 2 years,
after which construction will begin with the fill becoming part of the permanent
foundation. Undisturbed samples collected from the clay and organic layers had the
following properties:
a. Estimate the total consolidation
settlement under the action of the fill
load? Consider both the clay and peat
layers to be normally consolidated.
b. Estimate the time for 99% primary
consolidation in each layer. Are the
layers singly or doubly drained? Explain.
c. Estimate the secondary compression
in each layer?
d. What will be the total settlement
after 2 years?
e. Determine the effective stress at
point A three months after the
application of
the fill load?