Soil Mechanics Online Test – Paper 1

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

2. Base failure refers to a failure surface that:

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

4. The maximum differential settlement in the case of a foundation on clayey soils is:

5. The permissible settlement in the case of an isolated foundation on clayey soils is:

6. Raising of water table in shallow foundations, near foundation level:

7. The reduction factor to the bearing capacity of soil due to the water table just below the footing is:

8. The reduction factor to the bearing capacity of soil due to the water table at a depth equal to half of the width of the footing below the footing is:

9. The reduction factor to the bearing capacity of soil due to the water table at a depth equal to the width of the footing below the footing is:

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

11. *Coefficient of earth pressure at rest is:

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

13. The passive earth pressure of a soil can be defined as lateral pressure exerted by the soil when the retaining wall tends to

14. Total lateral earth pressure is proportional to

15. Passive earth pressure is defined as

16. Overconsolidation may be due to

17. A soil that is fully consolidated under the existing overburden pressure is known as

18. A clay deposit that is not fully consolidated under the existing overburden pressure is known as

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

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