logo

CuriousTab

CuriousTab

Discussion


Home Civil Engineering Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering Comments

  • Question
  • 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.

  • Correct Answer
  • Compaction has no effect on the structure of a soil 


  • Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering problems


    Search Results


    • 1. 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
    • 2. The soil moisture driven off by heat, is called

    • Options
    • A. free water
    • B. hydroscopic water
    • C. gravity water
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 3. 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
    • 4. 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
    • 5. 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
    • Discuss
    • 6. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

    • Options
    • A. The void space between the soil grains, is filled partly with air and partly with water
    • B. In perfectly saturated soil, the voids are completely filled with water
    • C. In dry soil, the voids are completely filled with air
    • D. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 7. The maximum load carried by a pile, when it continues to sink without further increase of load, is known as

    • Options
    • A. ultimate load carrying capacity
    • B. ultimate bearing capacity
    • C. ultimate bearing resistant
    • D. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 8. The maximum shear stress occurs on the filament which makes an angle with the horizontal plane equal to

    • Options
    • A. 30°
    • B. 45°
    • C. 60°
    • D. 90°
    • Discuss
    • 9. Water content of a soil sample is the difference of the weight of the given sample at the given temperature and the weight determined after drying it for 24 hours at temperature ranging from

    • Options
    • A. 80° to 90°C
    • B. 90° to 95°C
    • C. 95° to 100°C
    • D. 103° to 105°C
    • E. 105° to 110°C
    • Discuss
    • 10. If ?0' and ?' represent initial and increased pressure ; e0 and e void ratios corresponding to initial and increased pressure ; and C0 the compression index (dimensionless), then, the virgin compression curve as expressed by Terzaghi empirical formula is

    • Options
    • A. e = e0 + Cc log10 ?'/?0'
    • B. e = e0 - Cc log10 ?'/?0'
    • C. e0 = e - Cc log10 ?'/?0'
    • D. e0 = e + Cc log10 ?0'/?'
    • Discuss


    Comments

    There are no comments.

Enter a new Comment