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INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY,
, M.E. (Civil) l" Semester Final Examination' 2016
SLrb: Principles and Design of Reinforced Barth
(CE,927)
Assume reasonable data if not supplied
Answer anY Five Questions
Time: 3 hours
FLrll Marks: 70

rJi,n ,n. help of sLritable example.

Q1(a)Discusstlretrreclranismalrclconceptofreirrforcedeartlr
(b) Discuss the observatiorrs of LCPC test results'
( i c ohesion and (ii) brittlerress.
ic) Explain with sketches that "Reinforced" indurces: )
(4 +4+6)
Discuss tlre various factors that influence the bearing capacity
of footing on reinforced soil'
Q.2. (14)

measuring the apparerrt opening size ( AoS ) of geotextile'

Q 3. (a) Describe the test procedure for
(b) write s5ofi noteson: ( i )Geotextile belii-nd retaining wall;( ii) Geotextile
beneath erosion control structure'

(8 +6)
A uniform surcharge of 20kN/m2
Q.4 A proposecl reinforced earth retaining wall of height 8.5 m is-to be constructed.
along with a line load of 120 kN shall be applied Jn the top
of the wall. The line load shall be applied centrally on
steel, to be used as reinforcement, has its
its 1.0 m wide base, placed 1.0 m away from the facing. Galvanised mild
permissible stress Z+o LN/,r'. Th" properties of soil fill or.' 0 =30o,Y
= 18.0 kN / m3' Design the wall from the
consideratiorr of local stability only' (14)

in a reinforcing element due to horizontal shear force applied at top

Q s.(a) Deduce that the tensile force. Ti ,developed
h- h,
having the usual meaning of the notatiotts
of wall is given by Ti=2'4"S' I
hl h-s,.
due to:
( b) Dete'nine the expressions for tensile force, 7,, developed in a reinforcing element
(i) Uniform surcharge;
(iilt_in" load with different conditions of applications; and
(iii) Horizontal force
on/at toP of wall.
(8 +6)
level of tests for geotextiles: (i) Development tests; (ii) Fundamentaltests;
Q 6. (a) Briefly describe the following different
( iii) SLritability tests, and ( iv) Quality controltests'
a 50 mm diameter and 0'3 mm
(b) Given the foliowing data setfoi constant head cross plane flow of water through
thick geotextile calir-rlate the perrnittivity and coefficient of perrneability.

Ah(cm) 6.3 12.7 r9.05 25.4

q ( cnrr/min) 300 680 l0l0 r 400

(c) Briefly discuss the NSW colresiotr theory

(4+ 4+6)
in the field of Civil Engirreering.
e.7.(a) Discuss in detailthe apptication of Jute Geotextile
(b) Differentiate betweerr :
( i ) warp and weft; ( ii ) Woven fabric and norl woven fabric. ( iii ) Geotextiles and Geomembranes;
(vi) Geocornposite and Geocell
(iv) permittivity and rransrnissivity; (v) woven Fabric and Nonwoven Fabric;
(s +9)