GATE Geotechnical Engineering: Compaction and one-dimensional consolidation – Previous Year Questions
6 GATE previous year questions on Compaction and one-dimensional consolidation (Geotechnical Engineering, Civil Engineering) with answers and explanations, from every paper.
- GATE 2023 CE (CE1) Q40 – With reference to the compaction test conducted on soils, which of the following is INCORRECT?
- GATE 2024 CE (CE1) Q34 – An embankment is constructed with soil by maintaining the degree of saturation as 75% during compaction. The specific gravity of soil is 2.68 and the…
- GATE 2024 CE (CE1) Q53 – The total primary consolidation settlement (S c) of a building constructed on a 10 m thick saturated clay layer is estimated to be 50 mm. After 300…
- GATE 2025 CE (CE2) Q32 – A 6 m thick clay stratum has drainage at both its top and bottom surface due to the presence of sand strata. The time to complete 50% consolidation is…
- GATE 2025 CE (CE1) Q38 – In an oedometer apparatus a specimen of fully saturated clay has been consolidated under a vertical pressure of 100 kPa and is at equilibrium state.…
- GATE 2026 CE (CE2) Q56 – For a clayey soil stratum, the time required for degree of consolidation from 25 % to 50 % is 30 days. The total time (in days) required for 90 %…