CUET PG Civil Engineering Previous Paper (2022 Shift-2)

As per the Indian Standard Classification (ISC) adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards. the symbol used to represent silt is ___________

Given below are two statements:
Statement I : The coefficient of volume change depends upon the effective stress at which it is determined.
Statement II : The value of coefficient of volume change increases with an increase in the effective stress.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

The unit of measurement of coefficient of compressibility is _____________

The equation given by Coulomb for shear strength (s) of a soil at a point on a particular plane expressed as a linear function of the normal stress on that plane is ______________ (where c is cohesion and $$\Box$$ is angle of internal friction).

The triaxial compression test may be used to determine shear characteristics of __________

Standard penetration test is carried out on silty fine sand. If the recorded penetration number $$(N_R)$$ is 13. then the penetration number corrected for dilatancy $$(N_C)$$ should be equal to _____________

Given below are two statements:
Statement I : The factor of safety of an infinite slope of a cohesive soil depends upon the height of the slope.
Statement II : The stability numbers can be used for the analysis of purely cohesionless soil slopes.
In the light of the above statements. choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Which of the following is the correct form of Boussinesq’s Equation used to compute vertical stress $$(\sigma_z)$$ at a particular point located at a depth z and at a horizontal distance r from the vertical axis through the point load Q acting on the surface.

Which of the following is not a category of bearing capacity failure classified by Vesic?

The net soil pressure that can be safely applied to the soil considering only shear failure is termed as ___________