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What are the components of settlement? State Mohr-Coulombs theory for shear strength of soils. What is stress path? What is meant by coefficient of volume change? List any four assumptions of Terzaghis theory of one dimensional consolidation. Two footings 6m apart (c/c distance) at the same level carry concentrated loads of 1500 kN and 1800 kN respectively. Compute the vertical pressure at the following points. (i) midway between the footings at a depth of 4m below the footing level. (ii) Vertically below the centre of each footing at the same depth (4m). 7. A certain clay layer has a thickness ofn2m. After one year when the clay layer was 50% consolidated, 2cm of settlement occurred. For a similar clay layer, under similar loading and drainage conditions, how much settlement would occur at the end of one year and four years respectively, if the thickness of the new layer were 4m? 8. What are the assumptions made in deriving Boussinesqs equation for vertical stress distribution below soil mass? Deduce the expression to determine the vertical pressure under a uniformly loaded circular area using Boussinesq equation. 9. (a) What are the advantages and disadvantages of a triaxial compression test? (b)The results of triaxial tests conducted on three samples of soil are given below. Obtain the shear strength parameters of the soil. Test No 1 2 3 Cell pressure kPa 100 200 400 Deviator stress at failure kPa 375 575 973 10. The following data relate to a triaxial compression test performed on a soil samples. Test Chamber pressure Max. deviator stress Pore pressure at max 2 (kN/m ) (kN/m2) deviator stress (kN/m2) 1 80 175 45 2 150 240 50 3 210 300 60 Determine the total and effective stress parameters of the soil.