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

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  1. Question 1 Justified true/false statements
  2. Question 2 The three limit lateral earth pressures
  3. Question 3 Settlement of a structure on organic (peat) soil
  4. Question 4 Vertical stress increase by superposition
  5. Question 5 Cut-off wall — flow net and effective stress
  6. Question 6 Drained triaxial tests — angle of shearing resistance

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National Examination 98-Civ-A4 Geotechnical Materials and Analysis — May 2016. Closed book; 3 hours; total 100 marks; answer ALL six questions. Influence charts (m–n and Newmark) 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).