Soil Mechanics Online Test – Paper 3

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

2. The soil transported by wind and deposited is called:

3. Active earth pressure is

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

5. Honeycombed structure is found in

6. Westergaard's theory is more appropriate for

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

8. Talus' is the soil transported by

9. The angle between the directions of the failure and the major principal plane is equal to:

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

11. The critical exit gradient may occur when

12. In a sand stratum of 1.5m thickness, specific gravity 2.67, and voids ratio 0.67, the head required for the quick condition is equal to

13. Combined footing is generally used when:

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

15. The ratio of plasticity index to flow index is called

16. The types of compaction suitable for cohesionless soil having large thickness are

17. The process of compaction may involve

18. 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

19. The assumption of Coulomb's theory is:

20. In hydrometer analysis, the principle used

21. Moisture content of saturated soil equals:

22. Compaction is done to remove... from the soil.

23. The basis for all soil classification systems is

24. Total lateral earth pressure is proportional to

25. Which method is quickest to find the water content of soils?

26. The shear strength of a soil is

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

28. Falling head permeability test is preferable when the soil sample is

29. The well in well foundation:

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

31. The most suitable method for increasing the bearing capacity of black cotton soil is:

32. The seepage force in the soil is

33. Negative skin friction:

34. A grillage foundation is used under:

35. Cohesive soils are generally/normally

36. The neutral stress in a soil mass is

37. Most of the shear tests are done in equipment which is:

38. Water content is defined as the ratio of

39. The minimum depth of the building foundation in:

40. The degree of saturation in soils can be defined as the ratio of

41. The ratio of weight of water to the weight of solids in a given mass of soil is known as

42. 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:

43. The change of moisture content of soils changes

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

45. Base failure refers to a failure surface that:

46. 'Loess' is silty clay formed by the action of

47. The seepage force is proportional to

48. In soil if the water content is equal to the liquid limit, its relative consistency is

49. A phreatic line is defined as the line within a dam section below which there are

50. Distribution of earth pressure with depth is: