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EnggJM EnggA'hO Exam Semester: Apd 201~ DII8: 12lIII2015

DIIpar1menI 01CNI Engin'IHIg. BUEl
Reinforced Ellth ICE.... ,
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1.
a) Whit Ifl' th" mal" components of a rtinforcl!d f'Jrth t.lructufeo1 lkt 1M factOt'l .ffft'tint (7)
~rfo'ml"(p of 't!jnfof'c~d earth for' til soU states Illd (il) r,lnrO'Cf'nlfflt dl ..t'lbution.
b) l'it th. phY5IC.I.m.ch~nl<al.nd hydraulic proptf1I lor .. lttUnss.ownlhttlcS (6)
c} '0'''8n w,th 8.o<ynthetles vary by Ihe deSl8n theory. 8uld.lIn and ."umptlonsexpliin (6)
d) 8rl,ftv de<erlb. tho desIgn Inlormatlon required lor relnlo ... d !IOiI "'uetu'. de,18n. (6)

2.
.., Why drlln ..~ ISnecrssary for.n embankment? Ol'aw. tVpkal"yotJt of horizonl.l dta,f't ~ndesese (7)
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'bVI);... Iyplul prnwro d...,.m 10<.) <andy sool;Ii) "'ft 10",.dlum Ny soli, Ill)"HI cloy S04l (6)
fi Comport bel_"" 'CUI & Cove ... nd NlITM _ .... :hod Is ,uit.~
lor (OftSltUCt.". _Ito ria
..,.tom In 01>0.. dty> 16)
d) Compare be'tWftn uttimate limit~:atHand stl'Yice-lbUoty limh~1.r6 ",

3.
'ari7)t the ch@(ksthat are applied for designlosa !"Inforced w.11utin, T~-ba(k If'dge method. (7)
~Ist thf ''''torS (ausln. post-conStruction deformation of telnfn,r ..d \tructurl' ",
cj Show Inlll.1 proportlon/.l,. 01trop~,o,dal wall. environment.1 wall. embedded wall. (6)
~w se hematlt dlGs'am Showing reinlortement u,ed to tontrollnlll.llt.blli\y 01embon"",ent I) (6)
ba~.1 relnlorumonl ben th embankment; II) basal relnlorcemenl with vertleal draIns; III) basal
ma.ttreSS telnfotct'ml!'nt

4.
~",n 0contJeller s~' pOle lor Ihe SUb-SOItprOperl"" Ihown " lhe Ioltow'''8 f"ure Use (25)
.. conYe:ltiOnal t'M'thod For wb-sotI pmpertiH uS(" lina' Ittt""h of tM SKOnd layt'. [)fttl'll'ift 1M
sectIon mod ..... reQwtd lor the .-. pile ,I I,. ..0 kslond latlO< .. Ietv IfS,," 2 S \Vo1l the SKt_
modulus for the .. me ~r pR lor til.. case be .. me ,1 yOU use "",ptfied method "",.ad or
conwntiONl methOd? What are toe common sbopH of "HI she'l pile,? Giw ...... tJoamp!H ",here
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