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  • The ultimate bearing capacity of a soil, is


  • Options
  • A. total load on the bearing area
  • B. safe load on the bearing area
  • C. load at which soil fails
  • D. load at which soil consolidates.

  • Correct Answer
  • load at which soil fails 

    • Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering problems

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    • 1. The void ratio of a soil sample decreases from 1.50 to 1.25 when the pressure is increased from 25 tonnes/m2 to 50 tonnes/m2, the coefficient of compressibility is

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    • A. 0.01
    • B. 0.02
    • C. 0.05
    • D. 0.001
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    • 2. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

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    • A. The smaller the size of the pores, the higher the water can rise above the water table.
    • B. Below the water table, the pore water may be static.
    • C. The hydrostatic pressure depends on the depth below the water level.
    • D. The attractive forces between the particles, caused due to negative pressure of water held above the water table is called soil suction.
    • E. None of these.
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    • 3. If dry density, water density and specific gravity of solids of a given soil sample are 1.6 g/cc, 1.84 g/cc and 2.56 respectively, the porosity of the soil sample, is

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    • A. 0.375
    • B. 0.370
    • C. 0.380
    • D. 0.390
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    • 4. Si particles

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    • A. show dilatancy
    • B. swell when moist
    • C. possess high strength when dry
    • D. disintegrate easily.
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    • 5. A moist soil sample of volume 60 cc. weighs 108 g and its dried weight is 86.4 g. If its absolute density is 2.52, the degree of saturation is

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    • A. 54%
    • B. 64%
    • C. 74%
    • D. 84%
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    • 6. If W1, W2, W3 and W4 are the sequential weights obtained during observations in pycnometer method for determining water content, the formula to be used, is

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    • A. W =
    • B. W =
    • C. W =
    • D. W =
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    • 7. Soil classification of composite soils, exclusively based on the particle size distribution, is known

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    • A. particle classification
    • B. textural classification
    • C. High Way Research Board classification
    • D. unified soil classification.
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    • 8. Fundamental relationship between dry density (?d), bulk density (?) and water content (?), is :

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    • A. ? =
    • B. ?d =
    • C. ? =
    • D. ? =
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    • 9. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

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    • A. Isotropic consolidation of clay can be obtained in the triaxial apparatus under equal all-round pressure.
    • B. If the present effective stress is the maximum to which the clay has ever been subjected, it is called normally consolidated clay
    • C. If the present effective stress in the past was more than present effective stress, it is called over-consolidated clay
    • D. All the above.
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    • 10. The plasticity index is the numerical difference between

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    • A. liquid limit and plastic limit
    • B. plastic limit and shrinkage limit
    • C. liquid limit and shrinkage limit
    • D. none of these.
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