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Soil Mechanics Online Test – Paper 2

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

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

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3. Which of the following is not the purpose of a foundation?

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4. Absorbed water in soil is

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5. Which method is quickest to find the water content of soils?

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6. 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

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7. The difference between the undisturbed shear strength and remoulded shear strength is known as

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8. Void ratio, e, of a soil can

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

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10. If the coefficient of passive earth pressure k is 1/3 then the coefficient of active earth pressure is:

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

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12. The bearing capacity of soil primarily depends on:

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13. Passive earth pressure is defined as

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14. According to Terzaghi's theory, the ultimate B.C., at ground surface for a purely cohesive soil and for a smooth base of a strip footing is:

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15. Base failure refers to a failure surface that:

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16. Compaction of soil is aimed at

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17. The effective stress in a soil is equal to

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18. Overconsolidation may be due to

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19. If the resultant force at the face of the retaining wall is much more than frictional resistances at the bottom, the failure will be due to:

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20. The neutral stress in a soil mass is

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21. The passive earth pressure of a soil can be defined as lateral pressure exerted by the soil when the retaining wall tends to

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22. The density of soil can be increased by

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23. A foundation may be classified as a strip foundation if:

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24. Total lateral earth pressure is proportional to

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25. Electrical analogy method is used to

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

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27. The critical exit gradient may occur when

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28. Peat is composed of

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29. Overturning moment due to the pressure of the soil is 10 KN-m while the resisting moment is 5 KN-m. Find the factor of safety:

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30. The finest size of soil particle is

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