Curioustab

Home » Civil Engineering » Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering

The bearing capacity of a soil depends upon

size of the particles
shape of the particles
cohesive properties of particles
internal frictional resistance of particles
all the above.

Correct Answer: all the above.

← Previous Question Next Question→

More Questions from Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering

Pick up the correct statement from the following:
If G is specific gravity of sand particles, e is porosity, the critically hydraulic gradient
According to Rankine's fromula, the minimum depth of foundation
An unsaturated 100 cm3 sample of soil weighs 190 g. If its dried weight is 160 g, water content of the soil, is
The ratio of volume of air voids to the volume of total voids, is known as
A soil sample of mass specific gravity 1.92, has a moisture content 30%. If the specific gravity of solids is 2.75, the void ratio, is
If the natural moisture content, the liquid limit and plastic limit of a soil sample are stated as 30.5%, 42.5% and 22.5% respectively, the ratio of liquidity index and plastic index, is
A soil mass is said to be in plastic equilibrium if
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
The property of a soil which allows it to be deformed rapidly without rupture, elastic rebound and also a volume change, is known

Discussion & Comments

No comments yet. Be the first to comment!

Join Discussion