Soil Mechanics Online Test - Paper 2

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1. The critical exit gradient of the seepage of water in soils

a) Increases with a decrease in the specific gravity

b) Increases with an increase in the specific gravity

c) Decreases with an increase in the liquid limit

d) None of the above

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2. The vane shear test is used for the in-situ determination of the undrained strength of the intact fully saturated

a) Sands

b) Clays/cohesive soils

c) Gravels

d) Highly organic soils

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

a) Poorly graded soil

b) Non-uniform soil

c) Ill-proportioned soil

d) Skip-graded soil

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4. Soil having more cohesion than sand

a) Silt

b) Gravel

c) Clay

d) None of the above

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5. Overconsolidation may be due to

a) The weight of the ice sheet or glacier which is melted away

b) The weight of the landslide which is removed

c) Both (a) and (b) of the above

d) None of the above

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6. The angle of internal friction for cohesive soils is equal to:

a) Zero

b) 30°

c) 45°

d) 15°

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7. Flow path/flow channel is

a) The space between two adjacent flow lines

b) Direction of flow

c) The space between two equipotential lines

d) None of the above

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8. For normally consolidated clay deposits, the stability analysis of slope by the following method is appropriate:

a) Friction circle method

b) Swedish circular arc method

c) Stices method

d) None of the above

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9. Terzaghi's analysis assumes:

a) Soil is homogeneous and isotropic

b) Elastic zone has straight boundaries inclined at (Theta = theta) to the horizontal and plastic zones fully developed

c) Failure zones do not extend above the horizontal plane through the base of the footing

d) All of the above

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10. An agent responsible for the transportation of soil is

a) Wind

b) Water

c) Gravity

d) All of the above

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11. Units of the coefficient of permeability

a) cm/sec

b) sec/cm

c) cm/sec^2

d) sec^2/cm

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12. Cohesionless soils are formed due to

a) Oxidation of rocks

b) Leaching action of water on rocks

c) Blowing of hot and cold wind

d) Physical disintegration of rock

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13. The ultimate bearing capacity of frictionless soils is:

a) 4.5c to 6c

b) 2c to 4c

c) 1c to 3c

d) 2c to 5c

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14. Cement stabilizer is suitable for

a) RCC

b) Masonry

c) Soil stabilization

d) All of the above

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

a) Roller

b) Rammer

c) Vibrator

d) Vibrofloatation

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16. 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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17. Hygroscopic water can be removed by

a) Gravity flow

b) Free flow

c) Heating

d) All of the above

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18. 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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19. The relationship between void ratio (e) and porosity ratio (n) is

a) n = e / (1-n)

b) e = n / (1-n)

c) e = (1+n) / (1-e)

d) (1+e) / (1-e)

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

a) Compaction

b) Consolidation

c) Stabilization

d) None of the above

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21. The soil having minimum/least bearing capacity is:

a) Moist clay

b) Sandy soil

c) Rock soil

d) Silt clay

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22. The minimum water content at which the soil just begins to crumble when rolled into threads 3 mm in diameter is known as

a) Shrinkage limit

b) Plastic limit

c) Liquid limit

d) Consistency limit

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23. The functional equation for specific gravity (G), water content (w), void ratio (e), and degree of saturation (Sr) is

a) w = SrG / e

b) e = Srw / G

c) e = wG / Sr

d) G = Swr / e

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

a) 0.5

b) 1/3

c) 3

d) 1

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25. Distribution of earth pressure with depth is:

a) Parabolic

b) Hydrostatic

c) Non-linear but increasing

d) Volume controlled

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26. In Rankine's earth pressure theory, the following assumption is made:

a) Wall face is rough and vertical

b) Backfill is cohesive soil

c) Wall face is smooth and vertical

d) Elastic equilibrium is satisfied

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

a) Soil is homogeneous and fully saturated

b) Water and soil particles are incompressible

c) Deformation of the soil is entirely due to a change in volume

d) All of the above

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28. The principal stress is maximum on

a) Minor principal plane

b) Intermediate principal plane

c) Major principal plane

d) None of these

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29. 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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30. As sheet pile walls are embedded in soil, for the design of:

a) Active earth pressure only

b) Earth pressure at rest only

c) Passive earth pressure only

d) Active and passive earth pressure both considered

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