Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering Questions

• If water content of a soil is 40%, G is 2.70 and void ratio is 1.35, the degree of saturation is
• The length/diameter ratio of cylindrical specimens used in triaxial test, is generally
• 'Talus' is the soil transported by
• The degree of saturation of the soil sample stated in Question No. 11.243, is
• If voids ratio is 0.67, water content is 0.188 and specific gravity is 2.68, the degree of saturation of the soil, is
• A direct shear test possesses the following disadvantage:
• Tergazhi's theory of one dimensional consolidation assumes
• Hydrometer readings are corrected for:
• The Mohr's straight theory is based on the following fact :
• Through a point in a loaded soil mass, there exists n typical planes mutually orthogonal on which the stress is wholly normal and no shear stress acts, if n is
• Pick up the correct statement from the following:
• The ratio of the weight of water to the weight of solids in a given mass of soil, is known
• A flow net may be utilised for the determination of
• The neutral stress in a soil mass is
• A triaxial shear test is prefered to direct shear test, because
• A plane inclined at an angle φ to the horizontal at which the soil is expected to stay in the absence of any lateral support, is known as
• Pick up the correct statement from the following:
• A suspended particle falls through a height H cm in water in t minutes. If the viscosity of water is η and specific gravity of the particle is G, the diameter of the particle is (where M is a constant factor)
• The bearing capacity of a soil depends upon
• Pick up the correct statement from the following: