Soil Mechanics - MCQ

Pankaj Sharma
The process of obtaining increased density of soil in a fill by reduction of its pore space by the expulsion of air, is known as
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1,142
Pankaj Sharma
Pankaj Sharma
Pankaj Sharma
The contact pressure of rigid footing on cohesive soils is
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898
Pankaj Sharma
Pankaj Sharma
Pankaj Sharma
The neutral stress is
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861
Pankaj Sharma
Pankaj Sharma
Pankaj Sharma
The exit gradient of the seepage of water through a soil medium is the
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2,269
Pankaj Sharma
Pankaj Sharma
Pankaj Sharma
Toughness index is the ratio of
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1,193
Pankaj Sharma
Pankaj Sharma
Pankaj Sharma
Stoke's law is applicable to particles upto
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1,781
Pankaj Sharma
Pankaj Sharma
Pankaj Sharma
A soil having particles of nearly the same size is known as
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1,229
Pankaj Sharma
Pankaj Sharma
Pankaj Sharma
The uniformity co-efficient of soil is defined as the ratio of
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2,020
Pankaj Sharma
Pankaj Sharma
Pankaj Sharma
The resistance of an aggregate to wear is known as
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1,997
Pankaj Sharma
Pankaj Sharma
Pankaj Sharma
The resistance of an aggregate to compressive forces is known as
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1,341
Pankaj Sharma
Pankaj Sharma
Srinivasan
A foundation is called shallow if its depth, is
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2,277
Gangani Sandeep
G
Srinivasan
A foundation rests on
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1,316
Srinivasan
Srinivasan
Pankaj Sharma
On flow curve, liquid limit is water content corresponding to
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2,126
Chetna bassan
C
Pankaj Sharma
The minimum water content at which the soil just begins to crumble when rolled into a thread of 3 mm in diameter, is known as
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1,332
Madhu Yuva Kishore
Madhu Yuva Kishore
Pankaj Sharma
Chemical weathering of soil is caused due to
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1,288
Omda
Omda
Srinivasan
If A is the area of the foundation of a retaining wall carrying a load W and retaining earth of weight w per unit volume, the minimum depth (h)
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645
Srinivasan
Srinivasan
Pankaj Sharma
If wn = natural moisture content of the soil; wL = liquid limit of the soil; wp = plastic limit of the soil; Ip = plasticity index of the soil, The co
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1,206
Pankaj Sharma
Pankaj Sharma
Pankaj Sharma
Plasticity index is defined as the range of water content between
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716
Pankaj Sharma
Pankaj Sharma
Dnyan Deshmukh
The bearing pressure distribution under a footing resting on sand is -
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635
Dnyan Deshmukh
Dnyan Deshmukh
Dnyan Deshmukh
The bearing capacity of a soil -
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974
Dnyan Deshmukh
Dnyan Deshmukh
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