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Soil Mechanics Online Test – Paper 2

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1. Bearing capacity of soils depends on:

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2. The quantity of seepage of water in the soil is

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3. The rate of consolidation

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4. Sheet piles are held in position by:

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5. The minimum number of piles needed to support a column is:

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6. Units of the coefficient of permeability

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7. Which is the correct definition of soil in the geotechnical engineer's point of view?

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8. If the coefficient of permeability of a soil is 0.08 cm/sec, that soil will be

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9. Quick sand is a

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10. As moisture content of soil increases, cohesion of soil

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11. Bearing capacity of soil primarily depends upon:

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12. Cohesive soils are generally/normally

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13. The ratio of the unit weight of soil solids to that of water is called:

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14. A dam is

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15. Soil in which some of the intermediate size particles are missing is known as

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16. Which sequence is correct regarding different coefficients of friction in increasing order?

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17. To what category do the gravel and sand belong?

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18. The types of compaction suitable for cohesionless soil having large thickness are

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19. In an earthen dam, the phreatic line is

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20. For a well-graded soil, the coefficient of curvature will be between:

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21. A wall constructed to retain the earth from slippage on the hillside of the roadway is called:

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22. Well foundation in sandy soils derive their bearing capacity from:

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23. The process of improving the engineering properties of the soil and thus making it more stable is known as

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24. The base width of the retaining wall is B. What is the maximum permissible eccentricity if the wall should not fail in tension?

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25. If in a partially saturated soil, the degree of saturation is 40%, then the air content of the soil is

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26. The angle between the maximum shear stress plane and the horizontal plane is equal to

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27. The coefficient of earth pressure for loose sand having an angle of internal friction of 30° is:

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28. In Rankine's earth pressure theory, the following assumption is made:

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29. The most effective method for compacting sand is by using

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30. Rise of water table in cohesionless soils up to the ground surface reduces the net ultimate bearing capacity approximately by:

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