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  • A deep cut of 7 m has to be made in a clay with unit weight 16 kN/m3 and a cohesion of 25 kN/m2. What will be the factor of safety if one has to have a slope angle of 30°? Stability number is given to be 0.178 (from Taylor's chart) for a depth factor of 3.


  • Options
  • A. 0.80
  • B. 1.1
  • C. 1.25
  • D. 1.0

  • Correct Answer
  • 1.25 


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    • Options
    • A. the silt soil has particle size from 0.02 mm to 0.06 mm.
    • B. in organic fine grained silt soil possesses no plasticity.
    • C. the least plastic type normally consists of more or less equi-dimensional grains of quartz
    • D. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 2. The crest level of a canal diversion head work, depends upon

    • Options
    • A. F.S.L. of the canal
    • B. discharge perimeters
    • C. pond level
    • D. all the above
    • E. none these.
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    • 3. For a 50 kg cement bag water required, is

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    • A. 16.5 litres
    • B. 18.5 litres
    • C. 20.5 litres
    • D. 22.5 litres
    • E. 25 litres.
    • Discuss
    • 4. Which one of the following statements is correct?

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    • A. The function of an information system is to improve ones ability to make decisions
    • B. The information system is the chain of operations
    • C. A map is a collection of stored, analysed data, its stored information is suitability used in making decisions
    • D. All the above
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    • 5. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

    • Options
    • A. The nominal diameter of a rivet is its diameter before driving
    • B. The gross diameter of a rivet is the diameter of rivet hole
    • C. The gross area of a rivet is the cross-sectional area of the rivet hole
    • D. The diameter of a rivet hole is equal to the nominal diameter of the rivet plus 1.5 mm
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    • Discuss
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    • Options
    • A. Suspended clay
    • B. Suspended silt
    • C. finely divided organic material
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    • Options
    • A. a straight line
    • B. a circular path
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    • Options
    • A. 0.5
    • B. 1
    • C. 2
    • D. 3
    • E. 4
    • Discuss
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    • Options
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    • B. A bank in the cross-section of a canal is provided on the left
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    • Options
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