Soil Mechanics Online Test – Paper 2

1. The admixture used in soil stabilization is

2. The assumption of Rankine's theory of earth pressure is:

3. Contribution due to skin friction is maximum in:

4. For testing a saturated clay for shear strength, the test recommended is

5. Bearing capacity of soils depends on:

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

7. Falling head permeability test is preferable when the soil sample is

8. The pressure-void ratio curve will be

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

10. Raft foundation is a type of:

11. To what category do the gravel and sand belong?

12. The percentage of the porosity of loose sand is in the range of

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

14. Sheet piles are held in position by:

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

16. A foundation may be classified as shallow if:

17. Talus' is the soil transported by

18. Negative skin friction is to be considered when:

19. The maximum water content at which a reduction in water content does not cause a decrease in the volume of the soil mass is known as

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

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

22. The ratio of volume of air void to the volume of voids is known as

23. In hydrometer analysis, the principle used

24. The angle of internal friction depends upon

25. The top flow line in the case of seepage flow through an earthen dam has the shape of

26. Well foundation in sandy soils derive their bearing capacity from:

27. * Angle of internal friction is minimum for:

28. Which sequence is correct regarding different coefficients of friction in increasing order?

29. In cohesive soils, the depth of the vertical cut up to which no lateral support is required is given by:

30. Consolidation theory was enunciated by