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GATE Geotechnical Engineering: Sub-surface investigations: boring, SPT, CPT, plate load test – Previous Year Questions

3 GATE previous year questions on Sub-surface investigations: boring, SPT, CPT, plate load test (Geotechnical Engineering, Civil Engineering) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

  1. GATE 2026 CE (CE2) Q58 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A building is proposed in an area having thick deposit of silty clay. The water table is at the ground surface. The saturated unit weight of soil is…
  2. GATE 2026 CE (CE1) Q18 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – The name of a person in Column 1 is to be matched with the test mentioned in Column 2. Column 1 Column 2 --- --- (I) Menard (P) Dilatometer test (II)…
  3. GATE 2026 CE (CE1) Q32 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – To obtain undisturbed clay soil sample, an Area Ratio of 10 % needs to be achieved for a thin walled sampling tube. If the outer diameter of the tube…