Hi guys; In case u missed this ---am just reposting what Muniru has shared. Might b useful for someone of u taking next Soil Mechanics exam... I had no idea Soil can make one suffer so much till I discovered some scientific work by some crazy author goes by the name of Craig :( And I quote ... So guys i was at the Geotech oral today in order to observe the pattern of the question to prepare for the next exam. You know I got bad experience with oral exams here, most time I focus on the developing difficult concept and pay less attention to simple fundamental concepts, which leaves me fumbling most time….so I was headon with geotech to know whats up…Mazotti and I had a fight on this before lol. So I thought to share with you all some of the questions asked to have an idea, but first, expect that during exam you will be asked questions and evaluated by a panel of 4 persons: Project 1&2 and module 1&2 (4 person total). Find below: 1. How OCR was obtained, knowledge of graph 2. What are the indicators/evidence that soil material is NC 3. Explain various settlements and brief comments on each parameters 4. What is Ip? Describe 5. Explain the theory behind the computation of earth pressure (active &passive) 6. Comment on the pore water pressure equation 7. Coulomb and Rankine ---earth pressure theory( attention to the graph and wedge shape) 8. Develop and explain the underlining concept behind pile foundation. Rationale for selection over shallow foundation. Verse versa with shallow as well 9. Comments on the layers in your foundation design 10. Explain geophysical test 11. Explain invasive test 12. Explain crosshole 13. Explain shear-waves and P-waves 14. Terzaghi bearing capacity: derivation, assumptions of the parameters and why? 15. Talk about Piezometeric measurement for pore pressure 16. Soil Sampling: disturbance, stress relief suffered during sampling, changing of state of stresses—reference to triaxial test 17. Interaction diagram for foundation design. 18. How we obtain E’ for layers? 19. Types of triaxial test 20. Meaning of calibration? 21. Graph of OCR and CU
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