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GATE Geotechnical Engineering: Stability of slopes – Previous Year Questions

5 GATE previous year questions on Stability of slopes (Geotechnical Engineering, Civil Engineering) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

  1. GATE 2023 CE (CE1) Q56 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A soil having the average properties, bulk unit weight = 19 kN/m3; angle of internal friction = 25° and cohesion = 15 kPa, is being formed on a rock…
  2. GATE 2024 CE (CE1) Q54 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – An infinite slope is made up of cohesionless soil with seepage parallel to and up to the sloping surface. The angle of slope is 30° with respect to…
  3. GATE 2025 CE (CE2) Q55 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – The bank of a canal has the profile shown in the figure. The material is a homogeneous clay with a bulk unit weight of 20 kN/m3, undrained cohesion of…
  4. GATE 2025 CE (CE1) Q55 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A cut slope is made in a silty clay soil for a new road project, as shown in the figure. The locations of ground water table (GWT) and potential…
  5. GATE 2026 CE (CE1) Q56 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – An infinite slope with slope angle = 22° consists of soil with the following properties: Unit weight = 15.72 kN/m3 Cohesion c' = 12 kPa Angle of…