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16-Civ-A4 Geotechnical Materials and Analysis: May 2018

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  1. Question 1 True / False with Justification
  2. Question 2 Short-Answer Soil Behaviour
  3. Question 3 Test Selection from the Consolidation Analogy
  4. Question 4 Oedometer — Consolidation Settlement and Heave
  5. Question 5 Effective Stress under Downward and Upward Seepage
  6. Question 6 Vertical Stress Increase below a Rectangular Load

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Paper format: National Examinations — 16-Civ-A4 Geotechnical Materials and Analysis, May 2018. Closed book, 3 hours, 100 marks. Answer all six questions. All required charts (rectangular-area influence chart, Newmark chart) and a formula sheet are provided at the back of the exam.

Reference texts: R.F. Craig & J. Knappett, Craig’s Soil Mechanics (8th ed.); B.M. Das, Principles of Geotechnical Engineering; R.D. Holtz, W.D. Kovacs & T.C. Sheahan, An Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering (2nd ed.); M. Budhu, Soil Mechanics and Foundations. Take $\gamma_w = 9.81\ \text{kN/m}^3$ throughout.