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- Question
The fundamental equation of specific gravity (G), dry density (?d), unit weight of water (??) and void ratio (e), is
Options- A. e =
- B. G =
- C. ?d =
- D. ?? =
- Correct Answer
- ?d =
- 1. Pick up the correct statement applicable to plate load test
Options- A. Width of the test pit for plate load test is made five times the width of the plate
- B. At the centre of the test pit, a hole is dug out whose size is kept equal to the size of the test plate
- C. Bottom level of the hole dug at the centre of the test pit, is kept at the level of the actual formation
- D. Ratio of the depth of the hole to the width of the test plate is the same as the ratio of the depth of the actual formation to the width of the formation
- E. All the above. Discuss
- 2. Depending upon the properties of a material, the failure envelope may
Options- A. be either straight or curved
- B. pass through the origin of stress
- C. intersect the shear stress axis
- D. all the above. Discuss
- 3. The maximum net pressure intensity causing shear failure of soil, is known
Options- A. safe bearing capacity
- B. net safe bearing capacity
- C. net ultimate bearing capacity
- D. ultimate bearing capacity. Discuss
- 4. The shear resistance of a soil is con-tituted basically of the following component.
Options- A. The frictional resistance to translocation between the individual soil particles at their contact point
- B. To the structural relation to displacement of the soil because of the interlocking of the particles
- C. Cohesion and adhesion between the surfaces of the soil particles
- D. All the above. Discuss
- 5. If the back fill is having a uniform surcharge of intensity q per unit area, the lateral pressure will be
Options- A. q times the lateral pressure within the surface
- B. 1/q times the lateral pressure within the surface
- C. equal to a fill of height Z equal to q/r, where r is the density of the backfill
- D. none of these. Discuss
- 6. The factor which affects the compaction, is
Options- A. moisture content
- B. compacting content
- C. method of compaction
- D. type of soil
- E. All the above. Discuss
- 7. The specific gravity of sands, is approximately
Options- A. 1.6
- B. 2.0
- C. 2.2
- D. 2.4
- E. 2.6 Discuss
- 8. A sample of saturated soil has 30% water content and the specific gravity of soil grains is 2.6. The dry density of the soil mass in g/cm3, is
Options- A. 1.47
- B. 1.82
- C. 1.91
- D. none of these. Discuss
- 9. A soil sample has passing 0.075 mm sieve = 60% liquid limit = 65% and plastic limit = 40%. The group index of the soil, is
Options- A. 5
- B. 20
- C. 40
- D. none of these. Discuss
- 10. The capillary rise of water
Options- A. depends upon the force responsible
- B. increases as the size of the soil particles increases
- C. decreases as the size of the soil particles decreases
- D. is less in wet soil than in dry soil. Discuss
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Correct Answer: All the above.
Correct Answer: all the above.
Correct Answer: net ultimate bearing capacity
Correct Answer: All the above.
Correct Answer: equal to a fill of height Z equal to q/r, where r is the density of the backfill
Correct Answer: All the above.
Correct Answer: 2.6
Correct Answer: 1.47
Correct Answer: none of these.
Correct Answer: depends upon the force responsible
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