Correct Answer: Shear stress on the failure plane is not uniform.
2. If L and B are the length and breadth of a footing, e the eccentricity along the length and P and Q are the axial force and bearing capacity of the soil, then, to avoid tension,
3. For determining the moisture content of a soil sample, the following data is available Weight of container = 260 g, Weight of soil sample and = 320 g container, Weight of soil sample (dried) and = 310 g container. The moisture content of the soil sample, is
4. If the specific gravity of a soil particle of 0.05 cm diameter is 2.67, its terminal velocity while settling in distilled water of viscosity, 0.01 poise, is
5. Determination of water content of a soil sample suspected to contain gypsum is made by drying the sample for longer period at a temperature not more than
10. Pick up the correct statement from the following :
Options
A. To an agriculturist, soil is the substance existing on the earth's surface, which grows and develops plants
B. To a geologist, soil is the material in a relatively thin surface zone within which roots occur, and rest of the crust is termed as rock irrespective of hardness
C. To an engineer, soil is the unaggregated and uncemented deposits of minerals and organic particles covering the earth's crust
