GATE Geotechnical Engineering: Three-phase system, phase relationships, index properties and soil classification – Previous Year Questions
8 GATE previous year questions on Three-phase system, phase relationships, index properties and soil classification (Geotechnical Engineering, Civil Engineering) with answers and explanations, from every paper.
- GATE 2023 CE (CE1) Q16 – The specific gravity of a soil is 2.60. The soil is at 50% degree of saturation with a water content of 15%. The void ratio of the soil is .
- GATE 2024 CE (CE2) Q54 – The in-situ percentage of voids of a sand deposit is 50%. The maximum and minimum densities of sand determined from the laboratory tests are 1.8 g/cm3…
- GATE 2024 CE (CE1) Q19 – Consider the statements P and Q. P: Soil particles formed by mechanical weathering, and close to their origin are generally subrounded. Q: Activity of…
- GATE 2025 CE (CE2) Q41 – For a partially saturated soil deposit at a construction site, water content (w) is 15%, degree of saturation (S) is 67%, void ratio (e) is 0.6 and…
- GATE 2025 CE (CE1) Q18 – The standard plasticity chart for the classification of a fine-grained soil is shown in the figure. As per the Indian standard soil classification…
- GATE 2025 CE (CE1) Q57 – A clayey soil has a moisture content of 18%, a specific gravity of soil solids of 2.74, and a degree of saturation of 65%. The soil soaks up water…
- GATE 2026 CE (CE2) Q21 – Based on the Casagrande's plasticity chart, plasticity index (in %) of inorganic clays having a liquid limit of 40 %, ranges between
- GATE 2026 CE (CE2) Q59 – A soil sample has following properties: Natural water content = 30 % Plasticity index = 40 % Liquidity index = 50 % The estimated plastic limit (in %)…