Soil Mechanics Online Test - Paper 2

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1. If the soil stays at a place above the parent rock where it is produced, then it is called

a) Stationary soil

b) Static soil

c) Residual soil

d) Immobile soil

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

a) Percentage settlement

b) Partial settlement

c) Degree of consolidation

d) Residual consolidation

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3. The critical exit gradient may occur when

a) Flow is in an upward direction

b) Seepage pressure is in an upward direction

c) Effective pressure is zero

d) All of the above

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4. Agent of transportation for alluvial soils is

a) Water

b) Gravity

c) Wind

d) Ice

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

a) Wind

b) Water

c) Glacier

d) Gravitational force

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6. The angle between the maximum shear stress plane and the horizontal plane is equal to

a) 15°

b) 30°

c) 45°

d) 50°

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7. In hydrometer analysis, the principle used

a) Newton's law

b) Darcy's law

c) Stoke's law

d) Rehbann's law

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8. Which of the following soils has the largest permeability?

a) Sand

b) Gravel

c) Silt

d) Clay

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9. Negative skin friction is to be considered when:

a) Fill settles relative to the pile

b) Pile settles relative to the fill

c) Fill and pile settle together

d) Water table rises

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10. Flow path/flow channel is

a) The space between two adjacent flow lines

b) Direction of flow

c) The space between two equipotential lines

d) None of the above

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11. In a flow net, which of the following statements is true?

a) Flow lines and equipotential lines intersect at oblique angles

b) Flow lines and equipotential lines intersect orthogonally

c) Flow rate through each flow channel is different

d) The head along each flow line is constant

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12. Cohesive soils are:

a) Good for embankment as they have high shear strength

b) Poor for backfills because of large lateral pressure

c) Good for backfills because of poor shear strength

d) Low lateral pressure

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13. Three-phase system is concerned with

a) Partially saturated soil

b) Saturated soil

c) Dry soil

d) All of the above

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14. 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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15. A foundation may be classified as spread foundation if:

a) Depth to width ratio is more than 2

b) Depth to width ratio is less than 2

c) Length to width ratio is more than 2

d) Length to width ratio is between 1 and 2

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16. The difference between total pressure and pore water pressure is known as

a) Major principal stress

b) Minor principal stress

c) Effective stress

d) None of the above

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17. A vertical wall is subjected to a liquid pressure on its one side, the total pressure on the wall acts at a distance of:

a) H/3

b) H/2

c) 2H/3

d) 3H/4

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18. The water content at which the soil changes from a liquid state to a plastic state is known as

a) Plastic limit

b) Liquid limit

c) Shrinkage limit

d) None of the above

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

a) Compression index

b) Coefficient of consolidation

c) Coefficient of compressibility

d) Coefficient of volume compressibility

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

a) 25 mm

b) 45 mm

c) 65 mm

d) 85 mm

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21. The lateral pressure exerted by a uniform surcharge of intensity q per unit area is:

a) q times the lateral pressure within the surface

b) q/γ, where γ is the density of backfill

c) 1/q times the lateral pressure within the surface

d) None of the above

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22. Permeability of soil varies,

a) Inversely as the square of grain size

b) Inversely as the grain size

c) Directly as of grain size

d) Square of grain size

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23. Soil in which some of the intermediate size particles are missing is known as

a) Poorly graded soil

b) Non-uniform soil

c) Ill-proportioned soil

d) Skip-graded soil

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24. 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:

a) 1.0 and 0.0

b) 0.0 and 1.0

c) 0.5 and 1.0

d) 1.0 and 0.5

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25. 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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26. The well foundation is normally used under:

a) Industrial buildings

b) Structures on river beds

c) Tall buildings

d) Offshore wells

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27. Soil which contains particles of different sizes in good proportion is called

a) Uniform soil

b) Well-graded soil

c) Consistent soil

d) None of the above

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28. If in a partially saturated soil, the degree of saturation is 40%, then the air content of the soil is

a) 40%

b) 50%

c) 60%

d) 70%

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29. The void ratio of soil is

a) The ratio of voids to solids in volume

b) The ratio of voids to gross volume

c) The ratio of solids to voids in volume

d) The ratio of solid volume to gross volume

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30. The pressure-void ratio curve will be

a) Linear when plotted on ordinary paper

b) Linear when plotted on semi-log paper

c) Linear when plotted on log-log paper

d) None of the above

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