GATE Geotechnical Engineering: Shear strength, Mohr circle, stress-strain characteristics, stress paths – Previous Year Questions

8 GATE previous year questions on Shear strength, Mohr circle, stress-strain characteristics, stress paths (Geotechnical Engineering, Civil Engineering) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

GATE 2023 CE (CE1) Q18 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – A possible slope failure is shown in the figure. Three soil samples are taken from different locations (I, II and III) of the potential failure plane.…
GATE 2023 CE (CE1) Q32 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – A drained direct shear test was carried out on a sandy soil. Under a normal stress of 50 kPa, the test specimen failed at a shear stress of 35 kPa.…
GATE 2024 CE (CE2) Q23 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Which one of the following saturated fine-grained soils can attain a negative Skempton's pore pressure coefficient (A)?
GATE 2024 CE (CE2) Q55 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A drained triaxial test was conducted on a saturated sand specimen using a stress-path triaxial testing system. The specimen failed when the axial…
GATE 2024 CE (CE1) Q46 (2 marks, Multiple select) – Which of the following statement(s) is/are CORRECT?
GATE 2024 CE (CE1) Q55 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A soil sample was consolidated at a cell pressure of 20 kPa and a back pressure of 10 kPa for 24 hours during a consolidated undrained (CU) triaxial…
GATE 2025 CE (CE2) Q47 (2 marks, Multiple select) – In the context of shear strength of soil, which of the following statements is/are CORRECT?
GATE 2025 CE (CE1) Q17 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – The results of a consolidated drained triaxial test on a normally consolidated clay are shown in the figure. The angle of internal friction is