Gujarat Technological University: Instructions

Seat No.
: ________
Enrolment No.______________
GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

M. E. - SEMESTER II EXAMINATION SUMMER 2013
Subject code: 1722005

Subject Name: Advanced Foundation Engineering
Time: 10.30 am 01.00 pm
Date: 03-06-2013
Total Marks: 70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Q.1
Q.2
(a)
Write down the advantages of an under-reamed pile over pile foundation in 09

cohesive soil?
Find the ultimate load carrying capacity of triple under reamed pile of shaft
diameter (d) 0.50 m embedded in the cohesive ground (Cu=50 kPa). The
shaft distance upto first bulb is 3.0 m. Take under reamed diameter equal to
three times shaft diameter and c/c spacing between two bulbs equal to two
times under reamed diameter. The water table is touching the ground level.
= 0.70
(b)
Briefly explain important location & depth criteria for the shallow
foundations.
05
(a)
In case of poor SBC, how a Raft footing will help? For a raft shown below,
compute the contact pressure under the corner columns A, B, C & D. (Note:
Loads are in kN and Fig. is not to the scale).
07
+A
900
+
1000
1m
+B
800
6m c/c
+
1000
+
2000
+
1100
6m c/c
+
1500
+D
1100
1m
+C
1200
1m
4m c/c
4m c/c
1m
(b)
(b)
Q.3
(a)
(b)
Q.3
(a)
(b)
Q.4
(a)
(b)
Data given: B x L = 2.0 m x 2.0 m

Df
= 2.0 m
The load is 0.15 m eccentric along the x-x axis.
Soil properties : t = 17 kN/m3 ; sat = 19 kN/m3 ;
C = 0.0 kPa , = 38
Compute the safe bearing capacity value for the Ground Water Table
(GWT) position of 3.0 m below the GL. Use IS code method.
OR
A 2.00 m x 3.00 m size footing is placed at 2.00 m depth below the ground
level (GL) within a 8.0 m thick clay stratum. Ground water table (GWT) lies
at 2.00 m depth below the GL. The clayey soil has t = 17.5 kN/m3, sat =
20.10 kN/m3, LL = 80%, G = 2.7 & water content below 2.0m depth = 25.46
%. If the net pressure intensity at the footing base = 180 kPa, divide the clay
stratum in TWO PARTS and compute the settlement due to consolidation
07
Differentiate between the different types of combined footings.

Data given:
1. LHS column: 0.40m x 0.40m touching the property line on the left side.
W1 = 1500 kN
2. RHS column: W2 = 1200 kN
3. c/c distance between column axes = 8.0 m
4. SBC = 230 kPa
Find size of the STRAP footing and draw shear force & bending moment
diagrams mentioning typical values.
OR
What is importance of proportioning of shallow footings? Briefly explain the
procedure for the same.
For the data given in Q5 (b) above, consider SBC = 120 kPa and find size of
the TRAPEZOIDAL combined footing and draw only S.F. diagram
mentioning typical values.
05
09
07
05
09
The following data was obtained in a vertical pile load test on a 400 mm 07
diameter pile:Load(kN)
5.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
Settlement(mm) 2.5
4.0
9.5
16.5
27.0
40.5
61.0
Plot the load settlement curve and determine the allowable load as per IS
code.
A 3 x 3 = 9 pile group is embedded in uniform cohesive bed
07
(Cu = 30 kPa, u = 0.0, sat = 20 kN/m3 , G = 2.70, d = 18.0 kN/m3, LL=
50 %). The piles diameter and length are 0.50 m and 12.0 m respectively.
Calculate the settlement of the pile group under the applied load of 3000 kN.
OR
Q.4
(a)
(b)
Q.5
(a)
Briefly describe various methods of finding the lateral load carrying capacity 07
of a pile.
A 20 m long steel pile is embedded in a deposit of uniform sand. The pile
07
head is subjected to a horizontal force of 10 kN. Assuming the coefficient of
subgrade modulus of 11,000 kN/m3, calculate the deflection of free pile head.
What will be the change in deflection if pile head is fixed? Assume EI of pile
as 3.8 x 104 kN/m2. The values of non dimensional coefficient at ground level
are Ay = 2.435, By = 1.623 & As = -1.623, Bs = -1.750
Describe various methods of finding dynamic soil properties.
07
(b)
A cyclic plate load test on 60cm x 60 cm plate was carried out at a depth of 07
3.0m in a deposit of silty sand. The data obtained is given below:Load(kPa)
20 0
50 0
80 0
120 0
140 0
Settlement(mm) 0.5 0.4 2.0 1.5 3.5 2.5 4.0 3.0 5.5 4.0
Load(kPa)
Settlement(mm)
Q.5
(a)
(b)
200 0
250 0
300 0
400 0
7.0 5.5 10.0 8.0 12.5 10.0 20.0 17.0
Find the coefficient of elastic uniform compression Cu. Also find C, C

and C .
OR
What are the different types of well foundations? Under what situations these 07
foundations are preferred? Also mention their merits and demerits.
A concrete block of weight 800 kN is resting over sandy clay bed having Cu 07
= 35,000 kN/m3. The block is subjected to horizontal oscillation under a
dynamic force of 12 kN. If the base contact area is 10 m2, find its natural
frequency. If the operating frequency is 5 Hz, calculate the frequency ratio
and magnification factor. Take damping factor = 0.2 and the weight the
machine is one fifth of the weight of concrete block.
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Seat No.

GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

Subject code: 1722005

Write down the advantages of an under-reamed pile over pile foundation in 09

Data given: B x L = 2.0 m x 2.0 m

Differentiate between the different types of combined footings.

Find the coefficient of elastic uniform compression Cu. Also find C, C

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