Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering Questions

• The effective size of particles of soil is denoted by
• The coefficient of compressibility of soil, is the ratio of
• If the failure of a finite slope occurs through the toe, it is known as
• The fluid generally used for grouting is
• The water content of soil is defined as the ratio of
• Pick up the clay soil group which does not swell when wet from the following :
• If Nf, Nd and H are total number flow channels, total number of potential drops and total hydraulic head differences respectively, the discharge q through the complete flow is given by (where K is a constant)
• Factor of safety against sliding of a slope, is the ratio of
• The internal molecular attraction of a soil, the cohesion
• The lateral earth pressure on a retaining wall
• In a liquid limit test, the moisture content at 10 blows was 70% and that at 100 blows was 20%. The liquid limit of the soil, is
• Pick up the correct statement from the following:
• Geologic cycle for the formation of soil, is
• The liquid limit and plastic limit exist in
• The ultimate Settlement of a soil is directly proportional to:
• The clay soil mainly consists of
• When drainage is permitted under initially applied normal stress only and full primarily consolidation is allowed to take place, the test is known as
• The quantity of seepage of water through soils is proportional to
• The minimum water content at which the soil just begins to crumble when rolled into threads 3 mm in diameter, is known
• If S, L and R are the arc length, long chord and radius of the sliding circle then the perpendicular distance of the line of the resultant cohesive force, is given by