Soil Mechanics Online Test – Paper 2

1. The angle between the directions of the failure and the major principal plane is equal to:

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

3. The u/s face of an earthen dam is

4. For the same soil, an increase in compaction effort

5. Generally, soils are considered as

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

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

8. The water content of soils is defined as the ratio of

9. Passive earth pressure is defined as

10. The bearing capacity of soil depends upon:

11. * When water content in a soil is reduced beyond the shrinkage limit, the soil will be:

12. Berms are used to:

13. Mechanical stabilization is done by

14. In an earthen dam, the phreatic line is

15. Quick sand is a

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

17. The property of the soil which allows water to flow through the soil is known as

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

19. On wetting, cohesive soils

20. The bearing capacity of a soil depends upon:

21. Raising of water table in shallow foundations, near foundation level:

22. 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

23. Total lateral earth pressure is proportional to

24. If the shearing stress is zero on two planes, then the angle between the two planes is

25. Square root of times fitting method is used for calculating

26. 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

27. Inorganic soils with low plasticity are denoted by

28. The well in well foundation:

29. The critical exit gradient may occur when

30. The ratio of settlement at any time t, to the final settlement is called