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- Question
For testing a saturated clay for shear strength, the test recommended, is
Options- A. direct shear test
- B. triaxial compression test
- C. unconfined compression test
- D. all the above.
- Correct Answer
- unconfined compression test
- 1. Cohesive soils are generally
Options- A. plastic and also compressible
- B. elastic and also compressible
- C. plastic but incompressible
- D. none of these. Discuss
- 2. The zero atmospheric pressure is at
Options- A. sea level
- B. mean sea level
- C. water table
- D. phreatic surface
- E. both (c) and (d) of the above. Discuss
- 3. A soil sample of mass specific gravity 1.92, has a moisture content 30%. If the specific gravity of solids is 2.75, the degree of saturation, is
Options- A. 95.4%
- B. 95.5%
- C. 95.6%
- D. 95.7% Discuss
- 4. The property of a soil which permits water to percolate through it, is called
Options- A. moisture content
- B. permeability
- C. capillarity
- D. none of these. Discuss
- 5. The shearing strength of a cohesion-less soil depends upon
Options- A. dry density
- B. rate of loading
- C. confining pressure
- D. nature of loading. Discuss
- 6. The weight of a container is W1 and that of container with soil simple, is W2. If the weight of the container and oven dried soil sample is W3, the moisture content of the soil, is
Options- A.
- B.
- C.
- D.
Discuss
- 7. A clay subjected to pressure in excess to its present over-burden, is said to be
Options- A. pre-compressed
- B. pre-consolidated
- C. over-consolidated
- D. all the above. Discuss
- 8. The minimum depth of building foundations on
Options- A. sandy soils is 80 cm to 100 cm
- B. clay soils is 90 cm to 160 cm
- C. rocky soils is 5 cm to 50 cm
- D. all the above. Discuss
- 9. The Terzaghi's general bearing capacity equation for a continuous footing is given by (where Nc, 2V& and Ny are bearing capacity factors.)
Options- A. qf = cNc + ?DNq + 0.5?BN?
- B. qf = cNc - ?DNq + 0.5?BN?
- C. qf = cNc + ?DNq - 0.5?BN?
- D. qf = cNc - ?DNq - 0.5?BN? Discuss
- 10. Pick up the incorrect definition from the following:
Options- A. Ratio of the compressive strength of unconfined undisturbed soil to that of remoulded soil, is known as the sensitivity of the soil sample
- B. The rotation of soil particles into stable state while remoulding, is known as the thiostropy of soil
- C. The water content at which a soil changes from the liquid state to solid state, is known liquid limit of the soil
- D. The water content at which a soil flows, is known plastic limit of the soil
- E. None of these. Discuss
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering problems
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Correct Answer: plastic and also compressible
Correct Answer: both (c) and (d) of the above.
Correct Answer: 95.7%
Correct Answer: permeability
Correct Answer: confining pressure
Correct Answer:
Correct Answer: all the above.
Correct Answer: all the above.
Correct Answer: qf = cNc + ?DNq + 0.5?BN?
Correct Answer: The water content at which a soil flows, is known plastic limit of the soil
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