What is compacted earth fill or a structural earth fill.?

Q: Discuss the Basic concepts forces acting within embankment zone and on installed soil nails ?

A: Answer Introduction Soil nailing is defined as the insitu reinforcement technique using passive…

Q: How :- Design the one way slab system

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Q: When will you plan for stockpiling of excavation soil

A: The flow of fluid includes movement of an unbalanced fluid. As long as unequalled forces are in…

Q: Define undrained condition

A: If water is not allowed to flow in or out of the soil,  the stress path is called an undrained…

Q: Define the concept of Foundations on Layered Clay ?

A: The intrinsic part of soil formation is called as layered soil. Soils are made up of several layers.…

Q: A slab having dimension of 4m x 2m has a thickness of 150 mm. Use fy = 276 Mpa, fc'= 21 Mpa, density…

A: One way slab always transfers the loads in a one-directional manner to the support. When the length…

Q: What is poorly graded soil?

A: Gradation narrate the distribution of different sizes of separate particles inside a soil sample.…

Q: Define about Lime Stabilization ?

A: Soil stabilization is the process of altering the soil properties for compatible application. The…

Q: why does it seem like only 1 way slab was made, shouldn't it be for 2 way slab solution

A: All the slabs are Two-Way slab having dimensions 3m x 5m.

Q: What is gap graded soil?

A: A Gap graded soil is such a soil which lacks a few sieve sizes in between the standard size…

Q: What is over-consolidated?

A: There are 3 types of consolidation stages namely : 1- over consolidation stage 2- normal…

Q: Describe soil classifications and characteristics?

A: Soil classification is a systematic means of classifying soils according to their physical and…

Q: What is well graded soil?

A: Types of soil:In general, the soil is classified as “coarse grained soil” and “fine grained soil”.…

Q: Describe hydraulic fill in detail.

A: Hydraulic fill is material that is dredged from from a borrow area or borrow pit and placed at a…

Q: Write down the intended functions for foundation drains

A: Foundation drains can be defined as it is an exterior drainage system installed on the outer face of…

Q: What is soil set-up factor?

A: The bearing capacity is the major factor in the geotechnical engineering. The scientists have…

Q: Explain the procedure recommended by Schmertmann (1986) to estimate footing settlements ?

A: Solution: Schmertmann (1986) basically recommended the process to estimate the settlement of footing…

Q: Determine the theoretical nominal moment capacity of the beam shown if fy = 420 MPa and fc' = 28…

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Q: Discuss the importance of proper backfilling and compaction in excavation projects?

A: Proper back filling and compaction are crucial to any excavation project to maintain site stability,…

Q: Detail explanation for the stage of preparing the site and construction of sub structure elements/…

A: As an engineer before starting any construction activity, we know that the site preparation is the…

Q: STATION 1+ 125 Place the cross – sectional area into the cartesian coordinate plane (-10,03 0) 10 12…

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Q: What are the Effect of Changing the Surface Grade?

A: - Grading of surface is the method of maintaining a level base  with or without a specified slope…

Q: Why is coarse, rounded gravel usually specified for leachate collection stone? Why is a geonet often…

A: This question is related to the Building Construction and technology from Civil Engineering. In this…

Q: How does the Soil Stabilization is maintained?

A: Soil stabilization:

Q: 3. Given the crest vertical curve below, a. Determine the elevation of BVC and EVC, compute also for…

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Q: 9. The main task of engineers is to

A: The construction engineer is one of the main responsible for the completion of the construction…

Q: What were the contruction material used on Gariep dam.

A: Gariep dam: Gariep Dam is located in South Africa near the Norvalspont town, which is fed by the…

Q: ture below, please identify if it is well graded, gap graded or poorly graded. Please explain. Thank…

A: grain size analysis  for finding out the proportion by weight of different sizes of particles in…

Q: Analyze & design one way and two way slab systems.

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Q: Explain wash boring method of soil investigation?

A: Wash boring method: This boring method is very popular because the equipment used in this method are…

Q: Define the soil mechanics principles ?

A: A branch of civil engineering science called soil mechanics examines the mechanical properties of…