Home» Online Test » Civil Engineering » Soil Mechanics Online Test » Paper 1 » Paper 2 » Paper 3 0% Sorry, time's up. To complete the online test, please restart it. Created by Vikash chaudhary This is a FREE online test. Beware of scammers who ask for money to attend this test. Get New Questions in Each Attempt Total Questions: 30 Time Allotted: 30 minutes Passing Score: 50% Randomization: Yes Certificate: No Do not refresh the page! 👍 All the best! 1 / 30 1. The compression resulting from long-term static load and resulting expulsion of water is known as a) Compaction b) Inverse swelling c) Consolidation d) None of the above 2 / 30 2. The specific gravity of sandy soils/gravel is a) <1.5 b) <2.0 c) >2.0 d) >2.5 3 / 30 3. The angle between the maximum shear stress plane and the horizontal plane is equal to a) 15° b) 30° c) 45° d) 50° 4 / 30 4. The failure plane a) Carries maximum shear stress b) Does not carry maximum shear stress c) Carries minimum shear stress d) None of the above 5 / 30 5. The length/diameter ratio of cylindrical specimens used in a triaxial test is generally a) 1 b) 1.5 c) 2 d) 2.5 6 / 30 6. Permeability of soil varies, a) Inversely as the square of grain size b) Inversely as the grain size c) Directly as of grain size d) Square of grain size 7 / 30 7. Shear strength of a soil is a unique function of a) Effective stress only b) Total stress only c) Both total and effective stress d) None of the above 8 / 30 8. Angle of Internal friction is minimum for a) angular grained loose soil b) angular grained dense soil c) round drained loose soil d) clay 9 / 30 9. Three phase diagram of soil represents a) Solids, pebbles, and clay b) Dust, fine sand, and coarse sand c) Solids, water, and air d) Solid volume and mass 10 / 30 10. Negative skin friction: a) Increases the load-carrying capacity of the pile b) Decreases the load-carrying capacity of the pile c) Neither increases nor decreases the load-carrying capacity of the pile d) All of the above 11 / 30 11. The ratio of plasticity index to flow index is called a) Activity ratio b) Liquidity index c) Toughness index d) Shrinkage index 12 / 30 12. The permissible settlement in the case of an isolated foundation on clayey soils is: a) 25 mm b) 45 mm c) 65 mm d) 85 mm 13 / 30 13. Stability analysis shall be made considering: a) Total stresses b) Normal stresses c) Effective stresses d) Shear stresses 14 / 30 14. 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 15 / 30 15. As moisture content of soil increases, cohesion of soil a) Increases b) Decreases c) Constant d) All of the above 16 / 30 16. 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 17 / 30 17. The basis for all soil classification systems is a) Permeability characteristics b) Specific gravity of solids c) Grain size and plasticity characteristics d) None of the above 18 / 30 18. The maximum differential settlement in the case of a foundation on clayey soils is: a) 10 mm b) 20 mm c) 30 mm d) 40 mm 19 / 30 19. Compared to dry backfill, submerged backfill will exert: a) Same earth pressure b) Less earth pressure c) More earth pressure d) Terzaghi 20 / 30 20. A clay deposit that is not 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 21 / 30 21. California Bearing Ratio test is used: a) To find the bearing capacity of the soil b) To find the thickness of a flexible pavement c) To find the ratio of ultimate bearing capacity to net bearing capacity d) None of the above 22 / 30 22. Three-phase system is concerned with a) Partially saturated soil b) Saturated soil c) Dry soil d) All of the above 23 / 30 23. 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: a) Natural slope line b) The stable line c) Repose line d) All of the above 24 / 30 24. The minimum number of piles needed to support a column is: a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 25 / 30 25. Degree of saturation of a soil is generally a) Above 100% b) Below zero c) Between 0% and 100% d) None of the above 26 / 30 26. Water content is defined as the ratio of a) Weight of water to weight of solids b) Weight of solids to weight of water c) Total amount of water in soil d) All of the above 27 / 30 27. 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 28 / 30 28. The ratio of the difference between the void ratio of the soil in its loosest and its natural state and fully dense state is termed as a) Degree of density b) Density index c) Relative density d) Any of the above 29 / 30 29. The dry density of soil can be defined as a) Weight of solids to the total volume of the soil b) Weight of the soil to the volume of the soil c) Unit weight of the soil to the unit weight of water d) None of the above 30 / 30 30. Berms are used to: a) Increase the weight of the dam b) Reduce seepage losses c) Increase shear strength d) Increase factor of safety Your score is Share your achievement! LinkedIn Facebook Twitter 0% Restart Test Please provide your feedback. 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