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Soil Mechanics Online Test – Paper 2

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1. The load-carrying capacity of the pile is............due to skin friction.

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2. A clay deposit subjected to pressure in the past which is more than the present overburden pressure is known as

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3. The ratio of settlement at any time t, to the final settlement is called

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4. Who coined the term Soil Mechanics?

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5. The bearing capacity of a weak soil may be improved by:

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

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7. Cohesive soils are generally/normally

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8. The angle of internal friction of clay is about

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9. If the failure of a finite slope occurs through the toe, it is known as:

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10. The shear strength of a soil is proportional

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11. * The shear resistance between particles is provided by:

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12. The dry density of soil can be defined as

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13. Angle of internal friction of silty sand

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14. Rise of water table in cohesionless soils up to the ground surface reduces the net ultimate bearing capacity approximately by:

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15. A soil sample has the following characteristics: S-50%, G-2.6, W-30%, find the void ratio, e

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16. A fully saturated soil is called

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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:

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18. Consolidation theory was enunciated by

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19. The rate of consolidation

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20. The maximum size of a clay particle is

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21. Which of the following soils will have the least value of the safe load?

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22. The seepage force in the soil is

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23. The density of soil can be increased by

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24. Compared to dry backfill, submerged backfill will exert:

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25. The soil sample contains a volume of void 0.2 and a volume of soil solid is 0.30 then find the void ratio & porosity of soil

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26. Black cotton soil is not suitable for foundations because of its:

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27. * A 'shear stress' is a stress which is applied.......to a face of material.

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28. Core-cutter method is used for

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29. The water content at which the soil changes from a liquid state to a plastic state is known as

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30. The ultimate bearing capacity of frictionless soils is:

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