Soil Mechanics Online Test – Paper 3

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1. The lateral pressure exerted by a uniform surcharge of intensity q per unit area is:

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2. A foundation may be classified as spread foundation if:

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3. For testing a saturated clay for shear strength, the test recommended is

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4. Cement stabilizer is suitable for

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5. The angle between the maximum shear stress plane and the horizontal plane is equal to

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6. The length/diameter ratio of cylindrical specimens used in a triaxial test is generally

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

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

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9. Terzaghi's analysis assumes:

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10. Well foundation in sandy soils derive their bearing capacity from:

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11. The u/s face of an earthen dam is

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12. *Coefficient of earth pressure at rest is:

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13. Pile foundations are enormously used in:

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14. 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:

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15. The factor of safety of embankments shall be:

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16. The active earth pressure of a soil can be defined as lateral pressure exerted by the soil when

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17. The ratio of volume of air void to the volume of voids is known as

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18. If the shearing stress is zero on two planes, then the angle between the two planes is

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19. If the coefficient of permeability of a soil is 0.08 cm/sec, that soil will be

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20. Flow net can be used for the determination of

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21. If the sand in situ is in the densest state, then its relative density is

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22. The shape & structure of an isobar is like a/an

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23. If the soil stays at a place above the parent rock where it is produced, then it is called

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

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25. California Bearing Ratio test is used:

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26. Which is the correct definition of soil in the geotechnical engineer's point of view?

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

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28. Permeability of soil varies,

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29. The tendency of dense sand to expand on the application of shearing load is known as

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30. Electrical analogy method is used to

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31. The seepage flow through a porous medium is generally

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

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33. The direction of seepage is

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

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

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36. In cohesive soils, the depth of the vertical cut up to which no lateral support is required is given by:

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37. The internal molecular attraction of a soil is known as cohesion:

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38. If the resultant force at the face of the retaining wall is much more than frictional resistances at the bottom, the failure will be due to:

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39. The angle of repose of soil is defined as the angle that an inclined plane makes with the horizontal when a body placed on it just sliding is:

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40. Degree of saturation of a soil is generally

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41. The minimum net pressure intensity causing shear failure of the soil is called:

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42. The wall constructed to resist horizontal pressure is:

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43. Hygroscopic water can be removed by

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

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45. Absorbed water in soil is

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

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47. An isobar is a line which connects the points of equal stress

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48. Clays containing organic matter are made suitable for stabilization by first adding a small percentage of

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49. Bleeder wells are required to

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50. As sheet pile walls are embedded in soil, for the design of:

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