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18-Env-A3 Geotechnical and Hydrogeological Engineering: May 2018

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  1. Question 1 Phase Relationships of an Undisturbed Soil Sample
  2. Question 2 USCS Classification and Landfill Cover Suitability
  3. Question 3 Seepage and Tracer Travel Time Beneath an Earth Dam
  4. Question 4 Primary Consolidation of a Clay Layer Beneath a New Sand Fill
  5. Question 5 Bearing Capacity of a Square Footing (Concentric and Eccentric Loading)
  6. Question 6 Unconfined Aquifer Pumping Well — Discharge and Tracer Travel Time

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National Exams May 2018 — 04-Env-A3, Geotechnical and Hydrogeological Engineering — 3 hours, open book. All SIX questions are answered below (the exam marks only the first five as submitted; all six are solved here as a complete study resource). Marking scheme: each question 20 marks, equal value.

Reference texts: Das, Principles of Geotechnical Engineering, 9th ed.; Craig & Knappett, Craig's Soil Mechanics, 8th ed.; Freeze & Cherry, Groundwater (1979).