Soil Mechanics Online Test - Paper 2

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1. The lateral pressure exerted by a uniform surcharge of intensity q per unit area is:

a) q times the lateral pressure within the surface

b) q/γ, where γ is the density of backfill

c) 1/q times the lateral pressure within the surface

d) None of the above

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

a) Water by weight to the dry soil weight

b) Volume of water to the gross volume of soil

c) Volume of water to volume of voids in soil

d) Weight of the water to weight of the soil

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3. Bearing capacity of soil primarily depends upon:

a) Air void

b) Water content

c) Chemical

d) Rate of loading

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4. 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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5. 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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6. The soil transported by wind and deposited is called:

a) Aeolian soil

b) Marine soil

c) Alluvial soil

d) Lacustrine soil

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7. In an earthen dam, the phreatic line is

a) Straight line

b) Circular line

c) Parabolic

d) Zigzag

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8. The bearing capacity of soil depends upon:

a) Shape and size of the particles

b) Cohesive properties of particles

c) Internal frictional resistance of particles

d) All of the above

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9. Sheet pile walls are used as:

a) Retaining walls for waterfront construction

b) Load-bearing pile foundations

c) Seepage preventing devices

d) Uplift preventing devices

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10. Cohesive soils are:

a) Good for embankment as they have high shear strength

b) Poor for backfills because of large lateral pressure

c) Good for backfills because of poor shear strength

d) Low lateral pressure

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11. 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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12. 'Loess' is silty clay formed by the action of

a) Wind

b) Water

c) Glacier

d) Gravitational force

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13. 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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14. If the coefficient of passive earth pressure k is 1/3 then the coefficient of active earth pressure is:

a) 1/3

b) 1

c) 3

d) 3/2

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15. Over-consolidated soils caused due to:

a) erosion of overburden

b) melting of ice sheets after glaciations

c) permanent rise of water table

d) all of the above

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16. 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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17. * When water content in a soil is reduced beyond the shrinkage limit, the soil will be:

a) Solid state

b) Liquid state

c) Semi-solid state

d) Plastic state

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18. Toe failure is most likely in the case of:

a) Steep slopes

b) Gentle slopes

c) All inclinations

d) Very steep slopes

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19. Plasticity index is obtained as the difference between

a) Liquid limit and shrinkage limit

b) Shrinkage limit and plastic limit

c) Liquid limit and plastic limit

d) None of the above

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20. 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:

a) 1.0 and 0.0

b) 0.0 and 1.0

c) 0.5 and 1.0

d) 1.0 and 0.5

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21. Well foundation in sandy soils derive their bearing capacity from:

a) Skin friction

b) Point bearing

c) Uplift

d) Skin friction & point bearing

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22. The force exerted by flowing water on the sediment particles to cause their motion is called:

a) Eddy force

b) Buoyant force

c) Tractive force

d) Kinematic force

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23. A foundation may be classified as spread foundation if:

a) Depth to width ratio is more than 2

b) Depth to width ratio is less than 2

c) Length to width ratio is more than 2

d) Length to width ratio is between 1 and 2

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24. Wedge shape failure is assumed by:

a) Coulomb

b) Rankine

c) Poncelet

d) Terzaghi

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25. In the modified Proctor test, the drop height of the rammer is

a) 30cm

b) 45cm

c) 60cm

d) 75cm

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26. Overturning moment due to the pressure of the soil is 10 KN-m while the resisting moment is 5 KN-m. Find the factor of safety:

a) 2

b) 1

c) 0.5

d) None of the above

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27. Berms are used to:

a) Increase the weight of the dam

b) Reduce seepage losses

c) Increase shear strength

d) Increase factor of safety

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

a) Zero

b) 30°

c) 45°

d) 15°

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29. If the coefficient of permeability of a soil is 0.08 cm/sec, that soil will be

a) Clay

b) Silt

c) Sand

d) Gravel

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30. 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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