SOIL MECHANICS QUIZ



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Q): Which of the following soils has the finest grains




Answer is (D)


Q): The term of soil mechanics was coined by




Answer is (C)


Q): Soil transported by wind is called




Answer is (A)


Q): Gravel and sand belongs to the following category of soils




Answer is (C)


Q): Which of the following is NOT an assumption in Terzaghi one-dimensional consolidation theory




Answer (C)


Q): Which of the following is not a clay mineral




Answer (A)


Q): The collapsible soil is associated with




Answer (D)


Q): Liquefaction process is generally seen in which type of soils




Answer (C)


Q): Which of the following is an expansive soil




Answer (B)


Q): Which of the following mineral is responsible for the activity of clay




Answer (D)


Q): Which scientist is associated with theory in Soil Mechanics




Answer (B)


Q): Loess is a soil type, which falls under




Answer (C)


Q): Which of the following is a practically impermeable




Answer (D)


Q):Permissible settlement for isolated footing in clay




Answer (A)


Q): The main ingredients of Portland cement are




Answer (A)


Q):Water required per bag of cement is




Answer (A)


Q): The main ingredients of Portland cement are




Answer (A)


Q): Which of the following is NOT a clay mineral




Answer (A)


Q): In which type of soil undergoes volumetric changes with water




Answer (A)


Q): Which of the following mineral is responsible for the activity of clay




Answer (D)


Q): For fine-grained cohesive soils, the method used for drainage is




Answer (D)


Q): According to IS classification the range of silt size particles is




Answer (A)


Q): Which scientist is associated with theory in Soil Mechanics




Answer (B)


Q): In which soil structure is the particles arranged more or less parallel to each other




Answer (D)


Q): By gravitational force which soil is transported




Answer (B)


Q): Loess is a soil type, which falls under




Answer (C)


Q): Which of the following is a practically impermeable




Answer (D)


Q):Flakiness index and elongation index test is not applicable to aggregate size smaller than




Answer (B)


Q): Bulk modulus is defined as the ratio of(PGCIL 2020)




Answer (C)


Q): The method of tension coefficient development by(PGCIL 2020)




Answer (A)


Q):If bulk modulus (K) is 80 GN/m2 and Rigidity modulus (C) is 48 GN/m2 determine Young's modulus(PGCIL 2020)




Answer (B)


Q): The coefficient of consolidation is used for evaluating (UKSSSC JE 2020 SHIFT-II EVG.)




Answer (C)


Q): A pile is driven in a clay having an average unconfined compressive strength of 160 kN/m2. The cohesion of clay is (UKSSSC JE 2020 SHIFT-II EVG.)




Answer (B)


Q): The type of footing provided for individual columns of a framed structure is (UKSSSC JE 2020 SHIFT-II EVG.)




Answer (B)


Q): Find the category in which rags and coarse sand belong to (UKSSSC JE 2020 SHIFT-II EVG.)




Answer (B)


Q): The cause for cracks on the horizontal surfaces of the concrete is (UKSSSC JE 2020 SHIFT-II EVG.)




Answer (A)


Q):The pore water pressure at any point on the surface of the ground water, is




Answer (D)


Q): The total load on a shallow foundation is 400 kN/m2 and the safe bearing capacity of the soil is 200 kN/m2. The area of the footing required, is




Answer (C)


Q): A soil has a liquid limit of 31% and a plasticity index of 21%. The plastic limit of the soil will be




Answer (B)


Q):A soil element is subjected to minor and major principle stress of 30 kPa and 50kPa




Answer (A)


Q): The ultimate bearing capacity of a soil is 220 kN/m2, the depth of foundation is 1m and the unit weight of soil is 20 kN/m3. What is the net safe bearing capacity, if the factor of safety is 2.5




Answer (C)


Q):A pile is driven in a clay having an average unconfined compressive strength of 120 kN/m2. The cohesion of clay is




Answer (B)


Q): The soil provides excellent subgrade




Answer (B)


Q): The type of shallow foundation that can be used when the soil at shallow depth is very weak or highly compressible




Answer (C)


Q): A foundation where depth is equal to or less than the width is




Answer (C)


Q): The artificial and mechanical process of decreasing the volume of the soil rapidly by the expulsion of air voids is




Answer (A)

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