MEENAKSHI SUNDARAJAN ENGINEERING COLLEGE, CHENNAI-24.
DEPARTMENT OFMECHANICAL ENGINEERING
QUESTION BANK
Subject Code / Subject Name: CE8591 FOUNDATION ENGINEERING
Year / Sem : III/V
UNIT II SHALLOW FOUNDATION
Location and depth of foundation – Codal provisions – Bearing capacity of shallow foundation on
homogeneous deposits – Terzaghi’s formula and BIS formula – Factors affecting bearing capacity –
Bearing capacity from in-situ tests (SPT, SCPT and plate load) – Allowable bearing pressure – Seismic
considerations in bearing capacity evaluation. Determination of Settlement of foundations on granular
and clay deposits – Total and differential settlement – Allowable settlements – Codal provision – Methods
of minimizing total and differential settlements.
CO304.2 Students will be able to get knowledge on bearing capacity and testing methods.
PART A
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1. Define gross, net and safe pressure intensity BTL-1 Remembering CO304.2 PO1
2. List out the methods of computing elastic BTL-2 Understanding CO304.2 PO1
settlements.
3. Write down the components of settlement. BTL-1 Remembering CO304.2 PO1
4. Draw the pressure distribution diagram for sand and BTL-4 Analyzing CO304.2 PO1,
clay layer at the beneath of rigid footing. PO2,
PO4
5. In what way the local shear failure differs from BTL-4 Analyzing CO304.2 PO1,
general shear failure. PO2,
PO4
6. List out the methods of minimizing settlement. BTL-1 Remembering CO304.2 PO1
7. Mention the important factors affecting bearing BTL-2 Understanding CO304.2 PO1
capacity of soils.
8. Determine the immediate settlement under the BTL-5 Evaluating CO304.2 PO1,
foundation of dimension 12m x 24m that exerts a PO2,
pressure of 150kN/m2 in sand. The value of E for PO3
sand is 60 x 103 kN/m2. Take Is=1 and Poisson’s ratio
as 0.5.
9. What is meant by settlement foundation? BTL-1 Remembering CO304.2 PO1
PART B & C
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1. With the help of a neat sketch, describe how plate BTL-4 Analyzing CO304.2 PO1,
load test can be performed? How bearing capacity PO2,
and settlement of foundations are arrived in? What PO4
are the limitations of this test?
2. Calculate the safe bearing capacity of a circular BTL-5 Evaluating CO304.2 PO1,
footing 2.5m diameter, located at a depth of 2m PO2,
below the ground level in a soil with unit weight γ = PO3
19.5kN/m3, cohesion c = 22.5kN/m2, angle of
shearing resistance Ф = 26˚, factor of safety 2.5.
Bearing capacity factors for Ф = 26˚ are Nc = 22.604,
Nq = 12.208 and Nr = 13.182. Find the permissible
load per meter run when the water table is at great
depth, at footing level and at ground level. Use IS
6403 procedure.
3. Derive the expression of determining the ultimate BTL-4 Analyzing CO304.2 PO1,
bearing capacity of strip footing by Terzaghi’s PO2,
method. PO4
4. In the field, a soft normally consolidated clay layer BTL-5 Evaluating CO304.2 PO1,
exists for a thickness of 20m. The natural water PO2,
content, specific gravity of solids and the liquid limit PO3
of the clay are 40%, 2.7 and 60% respectively. The
ground water table is at the surface and the saturated
unit weight is 19.81kN/m3. The vertical stress
increment at the centre of the clay layer due to the
foundation load is 10kN/m2. Estimate the settlement
of foundation.
5. Discuss in detail about the plate load test by reaction BTL-1 Remembering CO304.2 PO1
truss method with suitable sketch.
6. Explain the Terzaghi’s analysis for determining the BTL-4 Analyzing CO304.2 PO1,
safe bearing capacity of the soil with their PO2,
assumptions. PO4
7. Explain the different modes of failure of foundation BTL-1 Remembering CO304.2 PO1
soil.
8. A footing foundation of 3m x 3m is to be constructed BTL-5 Evaluating CO304.2 PO1,
at a site at a depth of 1.5m below ground level. The PO2,
water table is at the base level of foundation. The PO3
average static cone penetration resistance obtained at
the site is 20kg/m2. The soil is cohesive. Determine
the safe bearing capacity for a settlement of 40mm.
9. Explain the factors governing the location and depth BTL-4 Analyzing CO304.2 PO1,
of foundation. PO2,
PO4
10. Determine the safe bearing capacity of strip footing, BTL-5 Evaluating CO304.2 PO1,
1.5m wide with its base at a depth of 1m, resting on PO2,
the dry sand stratum. Take γ = 17kN/m3 ; Ф = 38˚ PO3
Use IS code method. For Ф = 38˚, Nq = 48.9 and Nr =
56.2.
11. Find the net allowable load on a square footing of BTL-5 Evaluating CO304.2 PO1,
2.5m x 2.5m. The depth of foundation is 2m and the PO2,
tolerable settlement is 40mm. The soil is ready with PO3
Standard Penetration Number of 12. Take a factor of
safety of 3. The water table is very deep.
12. A strip footing of 1.5m wide is resting on a sand BTL-5 Evaluating CO304.2 PO1,
stratum with its base at a depth of 1m. The properties PO2,
of the sand are γ = 17kN/m3 , γsat = 20kN/m3 , Ф = PO3
38˚ and c’ = 0. Determine the ultimate bearing
capacity of the footing by Terzaghi’s theory if ground
water table is located at a depth of 0.5m below the
base of the footing. For Ф = 38˚, assuming the
general shear failure, Nq = 60 and Nr = 75.