Soil Mechanics Online Test – Paper 2

1. Cohesionless soil is

2. If the failure of a finite slope occurs through the toe, it is known as:

3. Over-consolidated soils caused due to:

4. California Bearing Ratio test is used:

5. In an earthen dam, the phreatic line is

6. On wetting, cohesive soils

7. Particle size range is measured by

8. If the water content of a fully saturated soil mass is 100%, then the voids will be

9. Theoretically, the void ratio in soils can have the following values

10. Pile foundations are enormously used in:

11. Number of blows required to penetrate the sampler & cone for a depth of ...&... is known as penetration number

12. Terzaghi's theory of one-dimensional consolidation assumes:

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

14. Units of the coefficient of permeability

15. Permeability of soil varies,

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

17. Three phase diagram of soil represents

18. The wall constructed to resist horizontal pressure is:

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

20. The angle of repose of soil is defined as the angle that an inclined plane makes with the horizontal when a body placed on it just sliding is:

21. Consolidation is a process involving

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

23. Specific gravity of soil is

24. The specific gravity of sandy soils/gravel is

25. When a static load is applied, the consolidation is fast in the case of

26. Which is the correct definition of soil in the geotechnical engineer's point of view?

27. The bearing capacity of soil depends upon:

28. The admixture used in soil stabilization is

29. 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

30. Electrical analogy method is used to