Soil Mechanics Online Test – Paper 2

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1. When a static load is applied, the consolidation is fast in the case of

a) Clays

b) Silty clays

c) Sandy silts

d) Sands

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2. The assumption of Coulomb's theory is:

a) Backfill is dry, homogeneous, isotropic, and cohesionless

b) Rupture plane is linear and passes through the toe of the wall

c) Sliding wedge acts as a rigid body, and the value of earth pressure is obtained by considering the equilibrium of the wedge

d) All of the above

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3. The maximum water content at which a reduction in water content does not cause a decrease in the volume of the soil mass is known as

a) Liquid limit

b) Plastic limit

c) Shrinkage limit

d) Ductile limit

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4. Saturated soil is concerned with

a) Two-phase system

b) Three-phase system

c) One-phase system

d) All of the above

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5. "If Nf, Nd, and H are the total flow channels, the total number of potential drops and total hydraulic head difference, respectively, the discharge, q, through the complete flow is given by

a) q = √H(Nf/Nd)

b) q = KH(Nd/Nf)

c) q = KH(Nf/Nd)

d) q = KH√(Nf/Nd)

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6. A clay deposit subjected to pressure in the past which is more than the present overburden pressure is known as

a) Normally consolidated soil

b) Overconsolidated soil

c) Underconsolidated soil

d) None of the above.

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7. A soil sample contains a degree of saturation of 30%, find the percentage of air voids

a) 70%

b) 30%

c) 60%

d) 50%

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8. The well foundation is normally used under:

a) Industrial buildings

b) Structures on river beds

c) Tall buildings

d) Offshore wells

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9. Plasticity needle/Proctor needle is used to determine

a) Plastic limit of the soil used in compaction

b) Penetration resistance to control field compaction

c) Penetration value of bitumen used in road construction

d) Swelling index of black cotton soil

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10. Permeability of soil varies,

a) Inversely as the square of grain size

b) Inversely as the grain size

c) Directly as of grain size

d) Square of grain size

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11. The rate of consolidation

a) Increases with a decrease in temperature

b) Increases with an increase in temperature

c) Independent of temperature

d) None of the above

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12. The relation between dry density (ρd), bulk density (ρ), and water content (w) is

a) ρ = ρd / (1 + w)

b) ρd = ρ / (1 + w)

c) w = ρ / (1 + ρd)

d) w = ρd / (1 + ρ)

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13. Flow lines and equipotential lines are

a) Parallel to each other

b) Perpendicular to each other

c) Not intersecting lines

d) Intersecting lines at 90°

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14. The vane shear test is used for the in-situ determination of the undrained strength of the intact fully saturated

a) Sands

b) Clays/cohesive soils

c) Gravels

d) Highly organic soils

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15. The difference between total pressure and pore water pressure is known as

a) Major principal stress

b) Minor principal stress

c) Effective stress

d) None of the above

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16. Over-consolidated soils caused due to:

a) erosion of overburden

b) melting of ice sheets after glaciations

c) permanent rise of water table

d) all of the above

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17. Negative skin friction is to be considered when:

a) Fill settles relative to the pile

b) Pile settles relative to the fill

c) Fill and pile settle together

d) Water table rises

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18. The permissible settlement in the case of an isolated foundation on clayey soils is:

a) 25 mm

b) 45 mm

c) 65 mm

d) 85 mm

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19. A pycnometer is used to determine

a) Specific gravity and dry density

b) Water content and void ratio

c) Water content and specific gravity

d) Dry density and void ratio

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20. The thickness of adsorbed layers of soil is measured in

a) Angstroms

b) cm

c) mm

d) Micron

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21. The principal stress is maximum on

a) Minor principal plane

b) Intermediate principal plane

c) Major principal plane

d) None of these

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22. Base failure refers to a failure surface that:

a) Is above the toe of the slope

b) Includes the toe of the slope

c) Is below the toe of the slope

d) None of the above

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23. Cohesive soils:

a) bear high shear strength

b) are more plastic

c) are good for backfill

d) are strong against landslides

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24. The shear strength of a soil

a) Is directly proportional to the depth of the soil

b) Is directly proportional to the angle of repose of the soil

c) Increases with normal stress

d) Decreases with an increase in the normal stress

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25. The functional equation for specific gravity (G), water content (w), void ratio (e), and degree of saturation (Sr) is

a) w = SrG / e

b) e = Srw / G

c) e = wG / Sr

d) G = Swr / e

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26. Bearing capacity of soil is determined by:

a) Plate load test

b) Standard cone test

c) Both (a) and (b) of above

d) None of the above

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27. The bearing capacity of soil depends on:

a) Grain size of the soil

b) Load intensity

c) On the load

d) Rate of loading

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28. Pile foundations are enormously used in:

a) Bridge foundations

b) Machine foundations

c) Tall buildings

d) Towers

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29. The reduction factor to the bearing capacity of soil due to the water table just below the footing is:

a) 0.25

b) 0.50

c) 0.75

d) 1.00

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30. If the volume of voids is equal to the volume of solids in a soil mass, then the values of porosity and voids ratio, respectively, are:

a) 1.0 and 0.0

b) 0.0 and 1.0

c) 0.5 and 1.0

d) 1.0 and 0.5

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