Civil Engineering
GATE CE concept:quicksand-condition PYQs
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Question 33
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A fully saturated sandy soil deposit has water content 20 % and specific gravity 2.65.
The critical hydraulic gradient for seepage through the soil to create the quicksand condition is __________ (rounded off to two decimal places).
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Read the following statements:
(P) While designing a shallow footing in sandy soil, monsoon season is considered for critical design in terms of bearing capacity.
(Q) For slope stability of an earthen dam, sudden drawdown is never a critical condition.
(R) In a sandy sea beach, quicksand condition can arise only if the critical hydraulic gradient exceeds the exiting hydraulic gradient.
(S) The active earth thrust on a rigid retaining wall supporting homogenous cohesionless backfill will reduce with the lowering of water table in the backfill.
Which one of the following combinations is correct?
Your answerChoose one option.
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In a soil specimen, the total stress, effective stress, hydraulic gradient and critical hydraulic gradient are
,
,
and
, respectively. For initiation of quicksand condition, which one of the following statements is TRUE?Your answerChoose one option.
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