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- Question
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.
- Correct Answer
- Mite group
- 1. 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
- 2. 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
- 3. 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. Discuss
- 4. 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
- 5. The effective size of particles of soil is denoted by
Options- A. D10
- B. D20
- C. D30
- D. D60 Discuss
- 6. 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
- 7. 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
- 8. The internal molecular attraction of a soil, the cohesion
Options- A. decreases as the moisture content increases
- B. increases as the moisture content decreases
- C. is more in well compacted clays
- D. depends upon the external applied load. Discuss
- 9. The lateral earth pressure on a retaining wall
Options- A. is equal to mass of the soil retained
- B. proportional to the depth of the soil
- C. proportional to the square of the depth of the soil
- D. proportional to the internal friction of the soil
- E. none of these. Discuss
- 10. 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
Options- A. 35%
- B. 50%
- C. 65%
- D. none of these. Discuss
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering problems
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Correct Answer: weight of water to weight of solids of given mass of soil.
Correct Answer: all the above.
Correct Answer: toe failure.
Correct Answer: strain to stress
Correct Answer: D10
Correct Answer:
Correct Answer: both (a) and (b).
Correct Answer: is more in well compacted clays
Correct Answer: proportional to the internal friction of the soil
Correct Answer: 65%
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