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  • The total active earth pressure due to dry back fill with no surcharge, acts at H/3 above the base of the wall and is directly proportional to


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  • A. H
  • B. The total active earth pressure due to dry back fill with no surcharge, acts at H/3 above the base o
  • C. H2
  • D. H3.

  • Correct Answer
  • H2 

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    • 1. If the coefficient of the active pressure Ka is 1/3, the coefficient of passive pressure Kp, is

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    • A. 1/3
    • B. 2/3
    • C. 1
    • D. 3/2
    • E. 3
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    • 2. If e0, e, ?', ?0' have their usual meanings, the coefficient of compressibility (ac), is given by

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    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
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    • 3. The consistency index of a soil is defined as the ratio of

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    • A. liquid limit plus the natural water content to the plasticity index of the soil
    • B. liquid limit minus the natural water content to the plasticity index of the soil
    • C. natural water content of a soil minus plastic limit to the plasticity index of the soil
    • D. natural water content of a soil plus its plastic limit to the plasticity index of the soil.
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    • 4. 'Drift' is the material picked up, mixed, disintegrated, transported and redeposited by

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    • A. wind
    • B. gravitational force
    • C. glaciated water
    • D. all the above.
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    • 5. The coefficient ka of the active earth pressure, is given by

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    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
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    • 6. The method of the slices is applicable to

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    • A. homogenous soils
    • B. stratified soils
    • C. saturated soils
    • D. non-uniform slopes
    • E. all the above.
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    • 7. The expression ?? is used for

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    • A. dry density
    • B. bulk density
    • C. degree of saturation
    • D. optimum water content.
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    • 8. The ratio of the undrained strength in the undrained state to the undrained strength, at the same water content, in the remoulded state, is called the sensivity of the clay. Its value for quick clays is

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    • A. 4
    • B. 8
    • C. 12
    • D. 16
    • E. 20
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    • 9. The shearing strength of a cohesion-less soil depends upon

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    • A. dry density
    • B. rate of loading
    • C. confining pressure
    • D. nature of loading.
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    • 10. The property of a soil which permits water to percolate through it, is called

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    • A. moisture content
    • B. permeability
    • C. capillarity
    • D. none of these.
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