Soil Mechanics Online Test – Paper 2

1. The degree of saturation, Sr, of soil in percentage has a value

2. The thickness of adsorbed layers of soil is measured in

3. The coefficient of earth pressure for loose sand having an angle of internal friction of 30° is:

4. Cohesionless soil is

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

6. If you are asked to classify soils into 3 categories, which of the following categorizations would you prefer?

7. The shear strength of cohesive soil is equal to

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

9. The ratio of volume of air voids to the total volume of the given soil mass is known as

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

11. Flow path/flow channel is

12. The factor of safety of embankments shall be:

13. Angle of internal friction of silty sand

14. Shear strength of a soil is a unique function of

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

16. The wall constructed to resist horizontal pressure is:

17. A soil that is fully consolidated under the existing overburden pressure is known as

18. The structure that derives its stability due to self-weight is:

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

20. The bearing capacity of a soil depends upon:

21. The reduction factor to the bearing capacity of soil due to the water table just below the footing is:

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

23. The basis for all soil classification systems is

24. 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

25. The difference between plastic limit and shrinkage limit is called

26. If the resultant force at the bottom of the retaining wall lies outside the middle third, the failure will be due to:

27. The difference of the range of water between liquid limit and plastic limit is called

28. The law which states that the velocity of flow through a porous medium is directly proportional to the hydraulic gradient is

29. "If Nf, Nd, and H are the total flow channels, the total number of potential drops and total hydraulic head difference, respectively, the discharge, q, through the complete flow is given by

30. The compression resulting from long-term static load and resulting expulsion of water is known as