18-Geol-A6 Soil Mechanics
Worked solutions to 6 past sittings (2014–2019), 36 questions. Pick a sitting, or start from a topic below.
Topics across the sittings
Topics that come up in more than one sitting, taken from the headings of our worked solutions. A topic counts once per sitting.
- Consolidation (6 sittings): December 2019 Q4 · December 2018 Q4 · December 2017 Q4 · May 2016 Q4 · May 2015 Q4 · December 2014 Q4
- Seepage (6 sittings): December 2019 Q5 · December 2018 Q5 · December 2017 Q5 · May 2016 Q5 · May 2015 Q5 · December 2014 Q5
- Soil Physical Properties (6 sittings): December 2019 Q2 · December 2018 Q2 · December 2017 Q2 · May 2016 Q2 · May 2015 Q2 · December 2014 Q2
- Optional Questions (5 sittings): December 2019 Q6 · December 2018 Q6 · December 2017 Q6 · May 2016 Q6 · May 2015 Q6
- Shear Strength (4 sittings): December 2019 Q3 · December 2018 Q3 · December 2017 Q3 · May 2016 Q3
Questions by sitting
December 2019
- Question 1: Classification
- Question 2: Soil Physical Properties
- Question 3: Shear Strength
- Question 4: Consolidation
- Question 5: Seepage
- Question 6: Optional Questions
December 2018
- Question 1: Classification
- Question 2: Soil Physical Properties
- Question 3: Shear Strength
- Question 4: Consolidation
- Question 5: Seepage
- Question 6: Optional Questions
December 2017
- Question 1: Classification
- Question 2: Soil Physical Properties
- Question 3: Shear Strength
- Question 4: Consolidation
- Question 5: Seepage
- Question 6: Optional Questions
May 2016
- Question 1: Classification
- Question 2: Soil Physical Properties
- Question 3: Shear Strength
- Question 4: Consolidation
- Question 5: Seepage
- Question 6: Optional Questions
May 2015
- Question 1: Classification
- Question 2: Soil Physical Properties
- Question 3: Shear Strength / Slope Stability
- Question 4: Consolidation
- Question 5: Seepage
- Question 6: Optional Questions
December 2014
- Question 1: Classification
- Question 2: Soil Physical Properties
- Question 3: Lateral Earth Pressures / Slope Stability
- Question 4: Consolidation
- Question 5: Seepage
- Question 6: General Questions