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- Question
Back fill with a sloping surface exerts a total active pressure Pa on the wall of height H and acts at
Options- A. H/4 above the base parallel to base
- B. H/2 above the base parallel to base
- C. H/3 above the base parallel to base
- D. H/5 above the base parallel to base.
- Correct Answer
- H/3 above the base parallel to base
- 1. Rankine's theory of active earth pressure assumes
Options- A. soil mass is homogeneous, dry and cohesionless
- B. ground surface is a plane which may be horizontal or inclined
- C. back of the wall is vertical and smooth
- D. wall yields about the base
- E. all the above. Discuss
- 2. A coarse-grained soil has a voids ratio 0.75, and specific gravity as 2.75. The critical gradient at which quick sand condition occurs, is
Options- A. 0.25
- B. 0.50
- C. 0.75
- D. 1.00 Discuss
- 3. A soil has bulk density 2.30 g/cm3 and water content 15 per cent, the dry density of the sample, is
Options- A. 1.0 g/cm2
- B. 1.5 g/cm3
- C. 2.0 g/cm3
- D. 2.5 g/cm3 Discuss
- 4. If the radius of a simple curve is R, the length of the chord for calculating offsets by the method of chords produced, should not exceed.
Options- A. R/10
- B. R/15
- C. R/20
- D. R/25. Discuss
- 5. In quadrantal bearing system, back bearing of a line may be obtained from its forward bearing, by
Options- A. adding 180°, if the given bearing is less than 180°
- B. subtracting 180°, if the given bearing, is more than 180°
- C. changing the cardinal points, i.e. substituting N for S and E for W and vice-versa
- D. none of these. Discuss
- 6. A compacted soil sample using 10% moisture content has a weight of 200 g and mass unit weight of 2.0 g/cm3. If the specific gravity of soil particles and water are 2.7 and 1.0, the degree of saturation of the soil is
Options- A. 11.1%
- B. 55.6%
- C. 69.6%
- D. none of these. Discuss
- 7. Under-reamed piles are generally
Options- A. driven piles
- B. bored piles
- C. precast piles
- D. all the above. Discuss
- 8. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Options- A. When water table is above the base of a footing, the dry weight m should be used for soil below water table
- B. When water table is located somewhat below the base of a footing, the elastic wedge is partly of moist soil and partly of submerged soil, and a suitable reduction factor is used
- C. When water table is just at the base of the footing, no reduction factor is used
- D. None of these. Discuss
- 9. Minimum depth of a footing carrying a heavy load, is calculated by the formula
Options- A.
- B.
- C.
- D.
Discuss
- 10. The ratio of the weight of given volume of soil solids to the weight of an equal volume of distilled water at the given temperature, is known
Options- A. porosity
- B. specific gravity
- C. void ratio
- D. water content. Discuss
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering problems
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Correct Answer: all the above.
Correct Answer: 1.00
Correct Answer: 2.0 g/cm3
Correct Answer: R/20
Correct Answer: changing the cardinal points, i.e. substituting N for S and E for W and vice-versa
Correct Answer: 55.6%
Correct Answer: bored piles
Correct Answer: When water table is located somewhat below the base of a footing, the elastic wedge is partly of moist soil and partly of submerged soil, and a suitable reduction factor is used
Correct Answer:
Correct Answer: specific gravity
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