Soil Mechanics Online Test – Paper 2

1. The value of net allowable bearing pressure is:

2. Generally, soils are considered as

3. 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

4. In an undrained plastic clay, the shear strength is due to

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

6. The degree of saturation in soils can be defined as the ratio of

7. The ratio of plasticity index to flow index is called

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

9. The law which states that the velocity of flow through a porous medium is directly proportional to the hydraulic gradient is

10. The degree of saturation, Sr, of soil in percentage has a value

11. A grillage foundation is used under:

12. The permeability of a soil deposit in situ can be best obtained by

13. The safe B.C. of a soil can be defined as:

14. In hydrometer analysis, the principle used

15. Specific gravity of soil is

16. The quantity of water seeping through a soil is

17. Soil transported by water and deposited at the bottom of the lake is known as

18. 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:

19. Chemical weathering occurs because of

20. In an earthen dam, the phreatic line is

21. The force exerted by flowing water on the sediment particles to cause their motion is called:

22. Bearing capacity of soils depends on:

23. Angle of internal friction of silty sand

24. The critical exit gradient of the seepage of water in soils is

25. Standard Proctor test is used for determining

26. Raft foundation is a type of:

27. Combined footing is generally used when:

28. The bulk density of soil can be defined as

29. The maximum dry density occurs at a particular water content which is known as

30. The critical exit gradient of the seepage of water in a soil is