Soil Mechanics Online Test - Paper 2

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1. Void ratio, e, of a soil can

a) Never be greater than one

b) Be equal to zero

c) Be greater than zero

d) Be between 0 and 1

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2. The saturated density of soil can be expressed as

a) Weight of soil in water to its volume

b) Weight of soil minus weight of equivalent water to volume of soil

c) Weight of soil less weight of water in voids to the volume of solids plus voids in the soil

d) Unit weight of saturated soil

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3. 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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4. The shear strength of cohesive soil is equal to

a) C = q/2

b) C = 0.5 q tanΦ

c) C = q

d) C = q tan Φ

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5. A decrease in water content results in a reduction of the volume of a soil in

a) Liquid state

b) Plastic state

c) Semi-liquid state

d) All of the above

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6. Particle size range is measured by

a) Effective size

b) Uniformity coefficient

c) Coefficient of curvature

d) None of the above

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

a) Newton's law

b) Stokes's law

c) Darcy's law

d) Reynolds's law

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8. The difference between total pressure and pore water pressure is known as

a) Major principal stress

b) Minor principal stress

c) Effective stress

d) None of the above

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9. The ultimate B.C. of a soil can be defined as:

a) Ultimate load on the bearing area

b) Safe load on the bearing area

c) Load at which the soil fails

d) Load beyond which the soil should not be loaded

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

a) Porosity

b) Void ratio

c) Specific gravity

d) Water content

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11. Soil which contains particles of different sizes in good proportion is called

a) Uniform soil

b) Well-graded soil

c) Consistent soil

d) None of the above

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12. Pile foundations are enormously used in:

a) Bridge foundations

b) Machine foundations

c) Tall buildings

d) Towers

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13. As moisture content of soil increases, cohesion of soil

a) Increases

b) Decreases

c) Constant

d) All of the above

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14. 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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15. The curve A, B, and C shown in fig below are respectively the stress-strain curves for stress of

a) Dense sand, clay, and loose sand

b) Dense sand, loose sand, and clay

c) Loose sand, dense sand, and clay

d) Clay, loose sand, and dense sand

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

a) Void ratio

b) Porosity

c) Specific gravity

d) Degree of saturation

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17. The angle between the horizontal and the slope of a heap produced by pouring clean dry sand from a small height is known as:

a) the angle of equilibrium

b) the angle of bulk

c) the angle of rest

d) the angle of repose

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18. Raft foundation is a type of:

a) Deep foundation

b) Shallow foundation

c) Foundation under water

d) None of the above

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19. 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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20. If a solid suffers a change in volume by the application of external loads but recovers its volume immediately after the load is removed, such a soil is termed as:

a) Compressive soils

b) Plastic solids

c) Elastic soils

d) Perfect soils

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21. 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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22. A dam is

a) One-dimensional structure

b) Two-dimensional structure

c) Three-dimensional structure

d) None of the above

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23. Uniformity coefficient of a soil is:

a) always less than 1

b) always equal to 1

c) equal to or less than 1

d) equal or greater than 1

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24. Physical weathering occurs due to

a) Temperature changes

b) Wedging action of ice

c) Spreading of roots of plants

d) All of the above

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25. 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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26. Compression of soils occurs rapidly if voids are occupied by

a) Air

b) Water

c) Partly air and partly water

d) None of the above

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27. The seepage flow through a porous medium is generally

a) Turbulent

b) Supercritical

c) Transitional

d) Laminar

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28. Number of blows required to penetrate the sampler & cone for a depth of ...&... is known as penetration number

a) 30cm & 20cm

b) 20cm & 30cm

c) 40cm & 50cm

d) 50cm & 40cm

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29. A soil that is 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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30. The minimum number of piles needed to support a wall is:

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

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