Soil Mechanics Online Test - Paper 2

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

a) Increases

b) Decreases

c) Constant

d) All of the above

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2. The soil sample contains a volume of void 0.2 and a volume of soil solid is 0.30 then find the void ratio & porosity of soil

a) 0.67, 0.40

b) 2, 0.67

c) 0.67, 0.80

d) 0.80, 0.67

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3. Compression of soils occurs rapidly if voids are occupied by

a) Air

b) Water

c) Partly air and partly water

d) None of the above

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4. Specific gravity of solid particles is determined in a laboratory with:

a) Shrinkage Limit Method

b) Gas Jar Method

c) Density Bottle Method

d) All of the above

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5. If a solid suffers a change in volume by the application of external loads but recovers its volume immediately after the load is removed, such a soil is termed as:

a) Compressive soils

b) Plastic solids

c) Elastic soils

d) Perfect soils

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6. The wall constructed to resist horizontal pressure is:

a) Main wall

b) Partition wall

c) Retaining wall

d) All of the above

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7. Sheet piles are held in position by:

a) Self-weight of the sheet pile

b) Tie rods which are anchored

c) Embedding the bottom of the sheet pile

d) Adjusting water level on one side

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8. The types of compaction suitable in a congested area for cohesive as well as cohesionless soil are

a) Roller

b) Rammer

c) Vibrator

d) Vibrofloatation

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9. Shearing strength of cohesionless soil depends upon

a) Dry density

b) Void ratio

c) Loading rate

d) Normal stress

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10. Cohesive soils are generally/normally

a) Plastic and also compressible

b) Elastic and also compressible

c) Plastic but incompressible

d) None of the above

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11. The position of the backfill lies above a horizontal plane at the elevation of the top of the structure is known as:

a) Surcharge

b) Surcharge angle

c) Extra load

d) Failure load

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12. The triaxial apparatus is usually used for

a) Unconsolidated-untrained test

b) Consolidated-untrained test

c) Drained test

d) All of the above

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13. Berms are used to:

a) Increase the weight of the dam

b) Reduce seepage losses

c) Increase shear strength

d) Increase factor of safety

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14. Three phase diagram of soil represents

a) Solids, pebbles, and clay

b) Dust, fine sand, and coarse sand

c) Solids, water, and air

d) Solid volume and mass

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15. The soil transported by wind and deposited is called:

a) Aeolian soil

b) Marine soil

c) Alluvial soil

d) Lacustrine soil

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16. The quantity of water seeping through a soil is

a) Proportional to the head of water downstream

b) Proportional to the head of water upstream

c) Proportional to the total head loss

d) None of the above

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17. Contribution due to skin friction is maximum in:

a) Sands

b) Soft clays

c) Piles resting on rock

d) None of the above

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18. Active earth pressure is

a) Always less than passive earth pressure

b) Always greater than passive earth pressure

c) Sometimes greater than passive earth pressure

d) Equal to passive earth pressure

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19. The reduction factor to the bearing capacity of soil due to the water table at a depth equal to the width of the footing below the footing is:

a) 0.25

b) 0.50

c) 0.75

d) 1.00

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20. The structure that derives its stability due to self-weight is:

a) Sheet pile wall

b) Bulkhead

c) Cantilever retaining wall

d) Masonry retaining wall

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21. 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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22. The factor of safety of embankments shall be:

a) At least 1.0

b) At least 1.5

c) At least 2.0

d) At least 2.5

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23. The dry density of soil can be defined as

a) Weight of solids to the total volume of the soil

b) Weight of the soil to the volume of the soil

c) Unit weight of the soil to the unit weight of water

d) None of the above

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24. For normally consolidated clay deposits, the stability analysis of slope by the following method is appropriate:

a) Friction circle method

b) Swedish circular arc method

c) Stices method

d) None of the above

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25. Negative skin friction affects the load carrying capacity of the pile by:

a) Increases

b) Decreases

c) Constant

d) None of the above

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26. The seepage force in the soil is

a) Parallel to equipotential line

b) Perpendicular to equipotential line

c) Perpendicular to flow line

d) None of the above

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27. The change of moisture content of soils changes

a) Angle of repose

b) Cohesive strength

c) Amount of compaction required

d) Any of the above

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28. *Earth pressure acting at a height of ..... in case of inclined surcharge is:

a) h/2 from the base of the wall

b) h/3 from the base of the wall

c) h/4 from the base of the wall

d) h/5 from the base of the wall

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29. The value of net allowable bearing pressure is:

a) Net safe bearing capacity

b) Net safe settlement pressure

c) Minimum of net safe bearing capacity and net safe settlement pressure

d) Gross safe bearing capacity

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30. The compression resulting from long-term static load and resulting expulsion of water is known as

a) Compaction

b) Inverse swelling

c) Consolidation

d) None of the above

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