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GATE CE 2023 Set 2
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
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-0.33
A standard penetration test (SPT) was carried out at a location by using a manually operated hammer dropping system with 50% efficiency. The recorded SPT value at a particular depth is 28. If an automatic hammer dropping system with 70% efficiency is used at the same location, the recorded SPT value will be _________.
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GATE CE 2022 Set 2
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+1
-0.33
Read the following statements :
(P) While designing a shallow footing in sandy soil, monsoon season is considered for critical design in terms of bearing capacity.
(Q) For slope stability of an earthen dam, sudden drawdown is never a critical condition.
(R) In a sandy sea beach, quicksand condition can arise only if the critical hydraulic gradient exceeds the existing hydraulic gradient.
(S) The active earth thrust on a rigid retaining wall supporting homogenous cohesionless backfill will reduce with the lowering of water table in the backfill.
Which one of the following combinations is correct?
Questions Asked from Shallow Foundation (Marks 1)
Number in Brackets after Paper Indicates No. of Questions
GATE CE Subjects
Construction Material and Management
Geomatics Engineering Or Surveying
Levelling Traversing Theodolites and Plane Table Surveying Measurement of Area, Volume and Theory of Errors and Survey Adjustment Field Astronomy and Photogrammetric Surveying Basics of GIS, GPS and Remote Sensing Angular Measurements and Compass Survey Basic Concepts Linear Measurements and Chain Survey
Engineering Mechanics
Hydrology
Transportation Engineering
Strength of Materials Or Solid Mechanics
Reinforced Cement Concrete
Steel Structures
Environmental Engineering
Engineering Mathematics
Structural Analysis
Geotechnical Engineering
Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machines
General Aptitude