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GATE CE 2025 Set 1
Numerical
+2
-0

In levelling between two points A and B on the opposite banks of a river, the readings are taken by setting the instrument both at $A$ and $B$, as shown in the table. If the $R L$ of $A$ is 150.000 m , the $R L$ of $B$ (in m ) is __________ (rounded off to 3 decimal places).

Level position Staff readings
A B
A 1.800 1.350
B 1.450 0.950
Your input ____
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GATE CE 2025 Set 1
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+1
-0.33

The results of a consolidated drained triaxial test on a normally consolidated clay are shown in the figure. The angle of internal friction is

GATE CE 2025 Set 1 Geotechnical Engineering - Shear Strength of Soil Question 1 English
A
$\sin ^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)$
B
$\sin ^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{3}\right)$
C
$\sin ^{-1}\left(\frac{2}{3}\right)$
D
$\sin ^{-1}\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)$
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GATE CE 2025 Set 1
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+1
-0.33

The standard plasticity chart for the classification of a fine-grained soil is shown in the figure. As per the Indian standard soil classification system, $X$ represents

GATE CE 2025 Set 1 Geotechnical Engineering - Classification of Soils and Clay Mineralogy Question 1 English
A
inorganic clay with medium plasticity
B
inorganic silt with medium plasticity
C
inorganic clay with high plasticity
D
inorganic silt with high compressibility
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GATE CE 2025 Set 1
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.67

In an oedometer apparatus a specimen of fully saturated clay has been consolidated under a vertical pressure of 100 kPa and is at equilibrium state. Immediately on increasing the vertical pressure to 150 kPa , the effective stress $\sigma^{\prime}$ and excess pore water pressure $\Delta u$ will be

A
$\sigma^{\prime}=50 \mathrm{kPa}, \Delta u=100 \mathrm{kPa}$
B
$\sigma^{\prime}=100 \mathrm{kPa}, \Delta u=50 \mathrm{kPa}$
C
$\sigma^{\prime}=150 \mathrm{kPa}, \Delta u=50 \mathrm{kPa}$
D
$\sigma^{\prime}=100 \mathrm{kPa}, \Delta u=150 \mathrm{kPa}$
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