Soil Mechanics Online Test – Paper 2

1. 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

2. Bearing capacity of soil primarily depends upon:

3. Compaction is done to remove... from the soil.

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

5. The maximum pressure which a soil can carry without shear failure is called:

6. The relation between dry density (ρd), bulk density (ρ), and water content (w) is

7. Which method is quickest to find the water content of soils?

8. Earth pressure at rest can be defined as lateral pressure exerted by the soil when the retaining wall tends to

9. * For a properly designed footing, the bearing stress must be less than the bearing capacity, which is the bearing stress that causes a ......... failure within the foundation soil.

10. Plasticity index is obtained as the difference between

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

12. Hydrometer readings are corrected for

13. The ratio of the unit weight of soil solids to that of water is called:

14. The assumption of Rankine's theory of earth pressure is:

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

16. Moisture content of saturated soil equals:

17. A plane inclined at an angle to the horizontal at which the soil is expected to stay in the absence of any lateral support is known as:

18. Absorbed water in soil is

19. Electrical analogy method is used to

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

21. The quantity of water seeping through a soil is

22. Which of the following statements is true?

23. The shearing strength of a cohesionless soil depends upon:

24. The bearing capacity of soil depends upon:

25. Specific gravity of solid particles is determined in a laboratory with:

26. The rise of the water table below the foundation influences the bearing capacity of soil mainly by reducing:

27. The slope of the flow curve obtained in the liquid limit test is called

28. 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

29. The minimum number of piles needed to support a wall is:

30. The strength of a soil is generally identified by