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- Question
If the failure of a finite slope occurs through the toe, it is known as
Options- A. slope failure
- B. face failure
- C. base failure
- D. toe failure.
- Correct Answer
- toe failure.
- 1. The coefficient of compressibility of soil, is the ratio of
Options- A. stress to strain
- B. strain to stress
- C. stress to settlement
- D. rate of loading to that of settlement. Discuss
- 2. The effective size of particles of soil is denoted by
Options- A. D10
- B. D20
- C. D30
- D. D60 Discuss
- 3. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Options- A. Sandy clayloam contains highest percentage of sand
- B. Silty clayloam contains highest percentage of silt
- C. Stiff boulder clay offers maximum shear strength
- D. Soft chalk carries least safe load
- E. All the above. Discuss
- 4. According to Coulomb's wedge theory, the active earth pressure slides the wedge
Options- A. down and outwards on a slip surface
- B. up and inwards on a slip surface
- C. horizontal upward and parallel to base
- D. horizontal inward and parallel to base. Discuss
- 5. The minimum water content at which the soil retains its liquid state and also possesses a small shearing strength against flowing, is known
Options- A. liquid limit
- B. plastic limit
- C. shrinkage limit
- D. permeability limit. Discuss
- 6. The fluid generally used for grouting is
Options- A. cement and water mix
- B. clay suspension
- C. sodium silicate
- D. bitumen emulsion
- E. all the above. Discuss
- 7. The water content of soil is defined as the ratio of
Options- A. volume of water to volume of given soil
- B. volume of water to volume of voids in soil
- C. weight of water to weight of air in voids
- D. weight of water to weight of solids of given mass of soil. Discuss
- 8. Pick up the clay soil group which does not swell when wet from the following :
Options- A. Kaolinite group
- B. Mite group
- C. Vermiculite group
- D. Montrorillonite group. Discuss
- 9. 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)
Options- A.
- B.
- C.
- D.
Discuss
- 10. Factor of safety against sliding of a slope, is the ratio of
Options- A. actual cohesion to that required to maintain stability of slope
- B. shear strength to shear stress along the surface
- C. neither (a) nor (b)
- D. both (a) and (b). Discuss
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering problems
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Correct Answer: strain to stress
Correct Answer: D10
Correct Answer: Silty clayloam contains highest percentage of silt
Correct Answer: down and outwards on a slip surface
Correct Answer: liquid limit
Correct Answer: all the above.
Correct Answer: weight of water to weight of solids of given mass of soil.
Correct Answer: Mite group
Correct Answer:
Correct Answer: both (a) and (b).
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