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The minimum depth of building foundations on
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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.
Correct Answer
all the above.
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering problems
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1. A clay subjected to pressure in excess to its present over-burden, is said to be
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A. pre-compressed
B. pre-consolidated
C. over-consolidated
D. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
2. 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
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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3. For testing a saturated clay for shear strength, the test recommended, is
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A. direct shear test
B. triaxial compression test
C. unconfined compression test
D. all the above.
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Correct Answer: unconfined compression test
4. Cohesive soils are generally
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A. plastic and also compressible
B. elastic and also compressible
C. plastic but incompressible
D. none of these.
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Correct Answer: plastic and also compressible
5. The zero atmospheric pressure is at
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A. sea level
B. mean sea level
C. water table
D. phreatic surface
E. both (c) and (d) of the above.
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Correct Answer: both (c) and (d) of the above.
6. The Terzaghi's general bearing capacity equation for a continuous footing is given by (where Nc, 2V& and Ny are bearing capacity factors.)
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A.
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7. Pick up the incorrect definition from the following:
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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.
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Correct Answer: The water content at which a soil flows, is known plastic limit of the soil
8. The consolidation time for soils
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A. increases with increasing compressibility
B. decreases with increasing permeability
C. increases rapidly with increasing size of soil mass
D. is independent of the magnitude of the stress change.
E. All the above.
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Correct Answer: All the above.
9. Compression of soil occurs rapidly if voids are filled with
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A. air
B. water
C. partly with air and partly with water
D. none of these.
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Correct Answer: air
10. Chemical weathering of soil is caused due to
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A. oxidation
B. carbonation
C. hydration
D. leaching
E. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
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