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- Question
The earth pressure of a soil at rest, is proportional to (where ? is the angle of internal friction of the soil)
Options- A. tan (45° - ?)
- B. tan (45° + ?)
- C. tan2 (45° - ?)
- D. tan2 (45° + ?)
- E. none of these
- Correct Answer
- none of these
- 1. The angle between the directions of the failure and the major principal plane, is equal to
Options- A. 90° + effective angle of shearing resistance
- B. 90° + half of the angle of shearing resistance
- C. 45° - half of the angle of shearing resistance
- D. 45° + half of the angle of shearing resistance. Discuss
- 2. The ratio of the difference between the void ratio of the soil in its loosest state and its natural void ratio (e) to the difference between the void ratios in the loosest and fully dense state, is generally termed as
Options- A. degree of density
- B. relativity
- C. density index
- D. all the above. Discuss
- 3. For shear strength, triaxial shear test is suitable because
Options- A. it can be performed under all three drainage conditions
- B. precise measurement of the pore pressure and volume change during the test is possible
- C. stress distribution on the failure plane, is uniform
- D. state of stress within the specimen during any stage of the test as well as at failure, is completely determined
- E. all the above. Discuss
- 4. Water formed transported soil is
Options- A. alluvial
- B. marine
- C. lacustrine
- D. loess. Discuss
- 5. For a clay slope of height of 10 m, the stability number is 0.05, ? = 2.0 t/m3, C = 2.5 t/m2, the critical height of the slope of the soil, is
Options- A. 4.0 m
- B. 12.5 m
- C. 25.0 m
- D. 15.0 m Discuss
- 6. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Options- A. Illite bond is weaker than Kaolinite bond
- B. Illite bond is stronger than montmorillonite bond
- C. Illites do not swell when wet
- D. Illites are composed of two silica tetrahedralsheets with a central octahedral sheet
- E. All the above. Discuss
- 7. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Options- A. If the ratio of depth to width is less than 2, it is shallow foundation
- B. If the ratio of depth to width is more than 2, it is deep foundation
- C. If the ratio of the length to width is between 1 and 2, it is spread foundation
- D. If the length is large as compared to width, it is a strip foundation
- E. All the above. Discuss
- 8. The soil moisture driven off by heat, is called
Options- A. free water
- B. hydroscopic water
- C. gravity water
- D. none of these. Discuss
- 9. A decrease in water content results in a reduction of the volume of a soil in
Options- A. liquid state
- B. plastic state
- C. semi solid state
- D. all of these. Discuss
- 10. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:
Options- A. Compaction has no effect on the structure of a soil
- B. Permeability decreases with increase in the dry density of a compacted soil
- C. A wet side compacted soil is more compressible than a dry side compacted soil
- D. Dry side compaction soils swell more when given access to moisture
- E. None of the these. Discuss
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering problems
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Correct Answer: 45° + half of the angle of shearing resistance.
Correct Answer: all the above.
Correct Answer: all the above.
Correct Answer: alluvial
Correct Answer: 25.0 m
Correct Answer: All the above.
Correct Answer: All the above.
Correct Answer: hydroscopic water
Correct Answer: all of these.
Correct Answer: Compaction has no effect on the structure of a soil
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