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16-Civ-A4 Geotechnical Materials and Analysis: December 2016

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  1. Question 1 Justified true/false and conceptual statements
  2. Question 2 Flow net and seepage under a dam with two cutoff walls
  3. Question 3 Vertical stress increase under an L-shaped foundation
  4. Question 4 Consolidation settlement of the clay layer
  5. Question 5 Drained direct-shear strength of a silty sand

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National Examination 98-Civ-A4 Geotechnical Materials and Analysis — December 2016. Closed book; 3 hours; total 100 marks; answer ALL five questions. Newmark / m–n influence charts and a formula sheet are supplied with the paper.

Reference texts: B.M. Das & K. Sobhan, Principles of Geotechnical Engineering, 9th ed. (Cengage); R.F. Craig, Craig's Soil Mechanics, 8th ed. (Spon Press); Holtz, Kovacs & Sheahan, An Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering, 2nd ed. (Pearson).