SOIL question for govt. job prepation

1) What do you mean by bearing capacity. How it can be improved.

2) Write down bearing capacity equation & also define different parameters in bearing capacity equation

3) What are the factor affecting the bearing capacity of foundation

4) What is pile & write down the different type of pile

5) What do you mean by end bearing pile & friction pile

6) In which condition pile foundation are needed?

7) What do you mean by block diagram?

8) What do you mean by consistency limit. Write down different type of consistency limit.

9) Draw the consistency limit curve.

10) What is GSD curve? Uses of GSD curve.

11) Different co-efficient of GSD curve.

12) Draw the qualitative GSD curve for following

i) Pooly graded

ii) Well graded

iii) Gap graded

iv) Uniform graded

13) Define compaction curve? What is zero air void line & OMC

i) Draw different compaction curve for different soil

ii) Draw compaction curve of a sandy soil clay on the effect of compaction energy

14) Write down difference between compaction & consolidation

15) Write down the different compaction methods & compaction equipment.

16) What are the factors affecting the compaction of soil

17) What do you mean by Relative compaction

18) Write down the notes about SPT

19) Write down the different correction to SPT value

20) Write down difference between SPT & MPT

21) What is N-value?how it can be corrected.

22) What do you mean by N.C.C and O.C.C

23) Draw e – log(p) curve

24) Write down the different types of settlement

25) Write down the different types of slope failure with sketch

26) Show load distribution on cohesive soil and cohesionless soil.

27) Write five field test & five laboratory test of soil

28) Wrte short note on

i) Quick sand

ii) Mat foundation

iii) Wall foundation

iv) Over consolidation ratio.