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(2) CE SSC JE Mains Examination Test-02 | 25th December 2022

1.(a) The following consecutive readings were taken with auto level and
a staff of length 4 m along the centre line of under constructed road
having continuously sloping ground at a constant interval of 20

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metres :
3.105, 2.120, 1.115, 0.410, 3.655, 2.310, 1.275, 0.310, 3.310, 2.310,
1.200, 0.430
The reduced level of last station was 200.200 m. Rule out the page

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of level book and enter the readings.
Calculate the reduced level of the points by rise and fall method.
Also find the gradient of the line joining the first and last points.

1.(b)(i)
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What is the main difference between compaction and consolidation?
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1.(b)(ii) A soil has void ratio of 1.2, if the void ratio is reduced to 0.6 by
compaction, find percentage volume loss ?
[10 Marks]
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1.(c) Analyse the symmetric portal frame in figure using the moment
distribution method. Draw the bending moment diagram.
200 kN
3m 50 kN/m
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B D
C 2I
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4m
I I
A E
6m
[20 Marks]
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2.(a) For the figure shown below,

(a) What is the quantity of water flowing per minute ? Give your
answer in terms of area A.

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(b) To what height above XX would the water rise in a piezometer
inserted at points 1, 2 and 3 ?
(c) What is the effective stress at mid height of soil A ?

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66cm

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Soil B 100cm
50cm
2

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Soil A 100cm

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Soil A : K = 10–3 cm/s
 sat = 18 KN/m3
Soil B : K = 10–4 cm/s
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 sat = 20 KN/m3
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[20 Marks]

2.(b)(i) Define a contour. State the various characteristics of contour lines.

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[10 Marks]
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2.(b)(ii) Explain various uses of a contour map in Civil Engineering projects.

[10 Marks]

2.(c) A clay soil specimen 25mm thick was tested in a laboratory allowing
drainage on both sides. The specimen showed decrease in void ratio
from 0.92 to 0.78 when pressure was increased from 60 KN/m2 to
120 KN/m2. Calculate coefficient of compressibility, coefficient of
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volume change and coefficient of consolidation. If time for 50%

consolidation was 5 minutes, determine soil permeability in cm/s
and calculate final thickness of specimen at end of test.

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[20 Marks]

3.(a) A layer of sand 8.0 m thick lies above a layer of clay. The water
table is at a depth of 1.0 m below the ground surface. The saturated

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unit weight of the sand is 20.0 kN/m3 and its dry unit weight is 17.0
kN/m3. Plot the total stress, neutral stress and effective stress diagram
with depth up to 8.0 m. If the sand above the water table gets
saturated due to capillary moisture, what will be the changes in
stress diagram?
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3.(b) How the average permeability of a soil deposit consisting of a number

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of layers is determined?
[20 Marks]

3.(c) Analyse the continuous beam shown in figure. Draw also B.M. and
S.F diagram
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180 kNm
A 4m 2m 30 kN/m
B C
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6m 4m
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4.(a) Differentiate between direct levelling and indirect levelling. Describe,

in brief, the various methods of direct levelling.
[15 Marks]

4.(b) A storm with 10 cm precipitation produced a direct runoff of 5.8 cm.

The time distribution of the storm is given below. Estimate the 
index of the storm.
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Time from start  h  Incremental rainfall in each hour  cm 

1 0.4

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2 0.9
3 1.5
4 2.3

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5 1.8
6 1.6
7 1.0
8 0.5

4.(c)
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Find the volume of an underground tank which is excavated from
[15 Marks]

level ground to a depth of 6 m. The top which is rectangular

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in shape, has an area of 20m × 8m while bottom has area of
10m × 2 m (can use prismoidal rule).
[10 Marks]
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4.(d) Define the following terms used in plane table surveying.

(a) Orientation (b) Radiation
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(c) Intersection (d) Resection

(e) Traversing
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5.(a)(i) A 3 m thick clay layer beneath a building is overlain by a permeable

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stratum and is underlain by an impervious rock. The coefficient of

consolidation of the clay was found to be 0.025 cm2/minute. The
final expected settlement of the layer is 8 cm. Determine :
(i) How much time will it take for 80% of the total settlement to
take place.
(ii) Determine time required for a settlement of 2.5 cm to occur.

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(iii) Compute settlement that will occur in 1 year.

[15 Marks]

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5.(a)(ii) A deposit of fine sand has a porosity of 45%. Estimate the critical
hydraulic gradient to develop quicksand condition if the specific
gravity of grain is 2.7.
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5.(b) The triangulation stations A and B 50 km apart having elevation 243
m and 260 m respectively. The intervening ground may be assumed
to have a uniform elevation of 216 m. Find the minimum height of

ground than 2.4 m. AR

signal required at B so that line of sight may not pass near the

[15 Marks]

5.(c) The following observations were made to determine the sensitivity

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of two bubble tubes. Determine which bubble tube is more sensitive.
The distance of the staff from the instrument was 100 m and the
length of one division of both bubble tubes is 2 mm.
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Bubble Bubble Reading Staff

Tube LHS RHS Reading
A i 13 5 1.681
ii 8 12 1.767
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B i 15 3 1.635
ii 6 14 1.788
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5.(d) What are the advantages of tacheometric surveying over other

methods?
[10 Marks]

6.(a) Analyze the continuous beam by the moment distribution method.

Draw the shear force diagram and bending moment diagram.
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120 kN
30kN/m
4m 4m
8m

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A D B E C
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6.(b) A falling-head permeability test was performed on a sample of clean,

uniform sand. One minute was required for the initial head of 100

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cm to fall to 50 cm in the stand pipe of the cross-sectional area 1.50
cm2. If the sample was 4 cm in diameter and 30 cm long, calculate
the coefficient of permeability of the sand.

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A flag post of height 2 m was erected on top of the building. Find
the reduced level (R.L.) of the top of the flag post, if the vertical
[10 Marks]

angles to the bottom and top of it were measured using a theodolite

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as 7° and 10° respectively. A staff reading of 1.245 m was taken over
a BM of + 100.000 with a vertical angle of 0° 0' 00''.
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6.(d) A simple circular curve of radius 30 chain length has been set out
to connect two tangents with external deflection angle of 30°. The
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chainage of point of tangency is 300 chains. On further inspection,

it is proposed to alter the radius of curve to 45 chain length. Calculate
the chainage of point of curve and point of tangency for revised
curve. Also calculate the length of long chord for revised curve.
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(Chain length = 20 m)
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[15 Marks]

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