Soil Mechanics Online Test – Paper 2

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

2. On wetting, cohesive soils

3. The critical height in the stability of the soil is the:

4. Moisture content of saturated soil equals:

5. Berms are used to:

6. 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:

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

8. Three-phase system is concerned with

9. Base failure refers to a failure surface that:

10. The basis for all soil classification systems is

11. 'Drift' is the material picked up, mixed, disintegrated, transported, and repositioned by

12. The void ratio of soil is

13. Westergaard's theory is more appropriate for

14. Water content is defined as the ratio of

15. The density of soil can be increased by

16. The wall constructed to resist horizontal pressure is:

17. 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

18. The strength of a soil is generally identified by

19. Chemical weathering occurs because of

20. The process of improving the engineering properties of the soil and thus making it more stable is known as

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

22. A grillage foundation is used under:

23. Inorganic soils with low plasticity are denoted by

24. In an undrained plastic clay, the shear strength is due to

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

26. Cohesionless soils are formed due to

27. Pile foundations are normally used in:

28. The bearing capacity factors (N_c, N_q,) and (N_r) are functions of:

29. The permeability of a soil deposit in situ can be best obtained by

30. Generally, soils are considered as