Soil Mechanics Online Test - Paper 2

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1. The quantity of water seeping through a soil is

a) Proportional to the head of water downstream

b) Proportional to the head of water upstream

c) Proportional to the total head loss

d) None of the above

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2. The reduction factor to the bearing capacity of soil due to the water table at a depth equal to half of the width of the footing below the footing is:

a) 0.25

b) 0.50

c) 0.75

d) 1.00

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3. Inorganic soils with low plasticity are denoted by

a) ML

b) CH

c) MH

d) SH

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4. In a sand stratum of 1.5m thickness, specific gravity 2.67, and voids ratio 0.67, the head required for the quick condition is equal to

a) 2.5m

b) 2.0m

c) 1.5m

d) 3.0m

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5. The assumption of Coulomb's theory is:

a) Backfill is dry, homogeneous, isotropic, and cohesionless

b) Rupture plane is linear and passes through the toe of the wall

c) Sliding wedge acts as a rigid body, and the value of earth pressure is obtained by considering the equilibrium of the wedge

d) All of the above

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6. Cohesive soils:

a) bear high shear strength

b) are more plastic

c) are good for backfill

d) are strong against landslides

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7. Rise of water table in cohesionless soils up to the ground surface reduces the net ultimate bearing capacity approximately by:

a) 90%

b) 80%

c) 50%

d) 40%

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8. For a well-graded soil, the coefficient of curvature will be between:

a) 1 and 10

b) 2 and 8

c) 3 and 7

d) 1 and 3

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9. The most suitable method for increasing the bearing capacity of black cotton soil is:

a) Watering the surface of the soil

b) Compacting the soil

c) Replacement of black cotton soil by sand

d) Increasing the depth

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

a) Roller

b) Rammer

c) Vibrator

d) Vibrofloatation

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11. The neutral stress in a soil mass is

a) Force per neutral area

b) Force per unit effective area of the soil

c) Stress shared by the particles of the soil

d) Stress shared by the pore water

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12. The basis for all soil classification systems is

a) Permeability characteristics

b) Specific gravity of solids

c) Grain size and plasticity characteristics

d) None of the above

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

a) Clays

b) Silty clays

c) Sandy silts

d) Sands

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14. 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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15. Cohesion is defined as:

a) Attraction of molecules of the same material

b) Attraction of molecules of different materials

c) Both of the above

d) None of the above

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16. A soil sample contains a degree of saturation of 30%, find the percentage of air voids

a) 70%

b) 30%

c) 60%

d) 50%

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17. An isobar is a line which connects the points of equal stress

a) Below GL

b) Above GL

c) At GL

d) Any of the above

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18. For the same soil, an increase in compaction effort

a) Does not affect OMC

b) Increases OMC

c) Decreases OMC

d) Decreases more dry density

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19. 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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20. Compaction is done to remove... from the soil.

a) Air

b) Water

c) Soil

d) None of the above

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21. The factor of safety of slopes is defined as:

a) FS= Total stress / Effective stress

b) FS= Shear strength / Shear stress

c) FS= Overturning moment / Resisting moment

d) FS= Shear stress / Normal stress

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22. 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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23. A clay deposit that is not fully consolidated under the existing overburden pressure is known as

a) Normally consolidated soil

b) Overconsolidated soil

c) Underconsolidated soil

d) None of the above

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24. Cohesion of soil may

a) Not be affected due to the moisture content

b) Increases as the moisture content increases

c) Decreases as the moisture content decreases

d) More in well-compacted solids

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25. The shear strength of a soil is

a) Directly proportional to the cohesion of soil

b) Directly proportional to the angle of friction of the soil

c) Directly proportional to the normal stress

d) All of the above

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26. Stability of slopes can be increased by:

a) Adopting gentle slopes

b) Adopting great heights

c) Storing water on one side

d) Constructing on clay deposits

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27. 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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28. The base width of the retaining wall is B. What is the maximum permissible eccentricity if the wall should not fail in tension?

a) B/3

b) 2B/3

c) B/6

d) B/2

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29. The load-carrying capacity of the pile is............due to skin friction.

a) Increases

b) Decreases

c) Constant

d) None of the above

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30. Who coined the term Soil Mechanics?

a) Terzaghi

b) Cassagrande

c) Newmark

d) Rankine

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