Soil Mechanics Online Test – Paper 2

1. Most of the shear tests are done in equipment which is:

2. The most suitable method for increasing the bearing capacity of black cotton soil is:

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

4. Pile foundations are enormously used in:

5. The shear strength of cohesive soil is equal to

6. Chemical weathering occurs because of

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

8. Three phase diagram of soil represents

9. The bearing capacity of soil depends upon:

10. In a sand stratum of 1.5m thickness, specific gravity 2.67, and voids ratio 0.67, the head required for the quick condition is equal to

11. The angle of internal friction for cohesive soils is equal to:

12. The factor of safety of slopes is defined as:

13. The shape & structure of an isobar is like a/an

14. The ratio of volume of voids to the total volume of the given soil mass is known as

15. A fully saturated soil is called

16. The water content of soils can be accurately determined by

17. The process of compaction may involve

18. Three-phase system is concerned with

19. 'Loess' is silty clay formed by the action of

20. Piping in soils is due to

21. Consolidation theory was enunciated by

22. A decrease in water content results in a reduction of the volume of a soil in

23. If the sand in situ is in the densest state, then its relative density is

24. In soil if the water content is equal to the liquid limit, its relative consistency is

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

26. The maximum pressure which a soil can carry without shear failure is called:

27. Particle size range is measured by

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

29. The maximum size of a clay particle is

30. The angle of internal friction depends upon