Soil Mechanics Online Test – Paper 3

1. Honeycombed structure is found in

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

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

4. The neutral stress in a soil mass is

5. Cohesionless soil is

6. 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:

7. To what category do the gravel and sand belong?

8. Void ratio, e, of a soil can

9. The bearing capacity of soil depends upon:

10. The pressure-void ratio curve will be

11. A foundation may be classified as a strip foundation if:

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

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

14. The shear strength of cohesive soil is equal to

15. The wall constructed to resist horizontal pressure is:

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

17. Combined footing is generally used when:

18. The critical height in the stability of the soil is the:

19. The seepage force is proportional to

20. The seepage flow through a porous medium is generally

21. The bottom plug in well foundation is used:

22. Which of the following soils has the largest permeability?

23. 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

24. Consolidation theory was enunciated by

25. The force exerted by flowing water on the sediment particles to cause their motion is called:

26. Cohesive soils are:

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

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

29. For the determination of shear strength in the laboratory, the tests done are

30. Particle size range is measured by

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

32. *Earth pressure acting at a height of ..... in case of inclined surcharge is:

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

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

35. 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

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

37. A pycnometer is used to determine

38. The percentage of the porosity of loose sand is in the range of

39. Compaction of soil is aimed at

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

41. The bearing capacity factors (N_c, N_q,) and (N_r) are functions of:

42. Theoretically, the void ratio in soils can have the following values

43. Terzaghi's theory of one-dimensional consolidation assumes:

44. The specific gravity of sandy soils/gravel is

45. The density of soil can be increased by

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

47. Plasticity needle/Proctor needle is used to determine

48. The total stress in a soil is

49. 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:

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