Soil Mechanics Online Test – Paper 3

1. The shear strength of a soil is proportional

2. * The shear resistance between particles is provided by:

3. The types of compaction suitable in a congested area for cohesive as well as cohesionless soil are

4. Absorbed water in soil is

5. 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:

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

7. The most effective method for compacting sand is by using

8. The functional equation for specific gravity (G), water content (w), void ratio (e), and degree of saturation (Sr) is

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

10. The bottom plug in well foundation is used:

11. The bearing capacity of a weak soil may be improved by:

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

13. Agent of transportation for alluvial soils is

14. Sheet piles are held in position by:

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

16. 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:

17. Piping in soils is due to

18. Terzaghi's analysis assumes:

19. A wall constructed to retain the earth from slippage on the hillside of the roadway is called:

20. The top flow line in the case of seepage flow through an earthen dam has the shape of

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

22. The difference between total pressure and pore water pressure is known as

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

24. The difference of the range of water between liquid limit and plastic limit is called

25. Bearing capacity of soil primarily depends upon:

26. The assumption of Rankine's theory of earth pressure is:

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

28. Peat is composed of

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

30. Cohesive soils are generally/normally

31. Consolidation is a process involving

32. Moisture content of saturated soil equals:

33. Square root of times fitting method is used for calculating

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

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

36. The bulk density of soil can be defined as

37. Honeycombed structure is found in

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

39. The shear strength of a soil

40. The critical exit gradient of the seepage of water in soils

41. The ultimate bearing capacity of frictionless soils is:

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

43. If the coefficient of passive earth pressure k is 1/3 then the coefficient of active earth pressure is:

44. * For a properly designed footing, the bearing stress must be less than the bearing capacity, which is the bearing stress that causes a ......... failure within the foundation soil.

45. Mechanical stabilization is done by

46. The minimum number of piles needed to support a column is:

47. The permeability of a soil deposit in situ can be best obtained by

48. Void ratio, e, of a soil can

49. The difference between plastic limit and shrinkage limit is called

50. Water content is defined as the ratio of