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1.Residualsoilsareformedby
a)glaciers
b)wind
c)water
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:d
2.Watercontentofsoilcan
a)neverbegreaterthan100%
b)takevaluesonlyfrom0%to100%
c)belessthan0%
d)begreaterthan100%
Ans:d
3.Whichofthefollowingtypesofsoilistransportedbygravitationalforces?
a)loess
b)talus
c)drift
d)dunesand
Ans:b
4.Afullysaturatedsoilissaidtobe
a)onephasesystem
b)twophasesystemwithsoilandair
c)twophasesystemwithsoilandwater
d)threephasesystem
Ans:c
5.ValidrangeforS,thedegreeofsaturationofsoilinpercentageis
a)S>0
b)S<0
c)0<S<100
d)0<S<100
Ans:d
7.Asoilhasabulkdensityof22kN/m3andwatercontent10%.Thedrydensityofsoilis
a)18.6kN/m3
b)20.0kN/m3
c)22.0kN/m3
d)23.2kN/m3
Ans:b
8.Ifthevoidsofasoilmassarefullofaironly,thesoilistermedas
a)airentrainedsoil
b)partiallysaturatedsoil

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12.Ifthevolumeofvoidsisequaltothevolumeofsolidsinasoilmass,thenthevaluesofporosityandvoidsratio
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a)1.0and0.0
b)0.0and1.0
c)0.5and1.0
d)1.0and0.5
Ans:c
13.Whenthedegreeofsaturationiszero,thesoilmassunderconsiderationrepresents
a)onephasesystem
b)twophasesystemwithsoilandair
c)twophasesystemwithsoilandwater
d)threephasesystem
Ans:b
14.Selectthecorrectrangeofdensityindex,ID
a)lD>0
b)ID>0
c)0<lD<1
d)0<ID<1
Ans:d
15.Ifthedegreeofsaturationofapartiallysaturatedsoilis60%,thenaircontentofthesoilis
a)40%
b)60%
c)80%
d)100%
Ans:a
16.Ifthewatercontentofafullysaturatedsoilmassis100%,thenthevoidsratioofthesampleis
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20.Whichofthefollowingmethodsismostaccurateforthedeterminationofthewatercontentofsoil?
a)ovendryingmethod
b)sandbathmethod
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a)watercontentandvoidsratio
b)specificgravityanddrydensity
c)watercontentandspecificgravity
d)voidsratioanddrydensity
Ans:c
23.Stoke'slawisvalidonlyifthesizeofparticleis
a)lessthan0.0002mm
b)greaterthan0.2mm
c)between0.2mmand0.0002mm
d)alloftheabove
Ans:c
24.Inhydrometeranalysisforasoilmass
a)bothmeniscuscorrectionanddispersingagentcorrectionareadditive
b)bothmeniscuscorrectionanddispersingagentcorrectionaresubtractive
c)meniscuscorrectionisadditiveanddispersingagentcorrectionissubtractive
d)meniscuscorrectionissubtractiveanddispersingagentcorrectionisadditive
Ans:c
25.Thehydrometermethodofsedimentationanalysisdiffersfromthepipetteanalysismainlyin
a)theprincipleoftest
b)themethodoftakingobservations
c)themethodofpreparationofsoilsuspension
d)alloftheabove
Ans:b
26.Whichofthefollowingisameasureofparticlesizerange?
a)effectivesize
b)uniformitycoefficient
c)coefficientofcurvature
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b
27.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrect?
a)Uniformitycoefficientrepresentstheshapeoftheparticlesizedistributioncurve.
b)Forawellgradedsoil,bothuniformitycoefficientandcoefficientofcurvaturearenearlyunity.
c)Asoilissaidtobewellgradedifithasmostoftheparticlesofaboutthesamesize
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:d
28.Uniformitycoefficientofasoilis
a)alwayslessthan1
b)alwaysequalto1
c)equaltoorlessthan1
d)equaltoorgieaterthan1
Ans:d
29.AccordingtoAtterberg,thesoilissaidtobeofmediumplasticityiftheplasticityindexPIis
a)0<PI<7
b)7<PI<17
c)17<PI<27
d)PI>27
Ans:b
30.Ifthenaturalwatercontentofsoilmassliesbetweenitsliquidlimitandplasticlimit,thesoilmassissaidtobein
a)liquidstate
b)plasticstate
c)semisolidstate
d)solidstate
Ans:b
32.Whentheplasticlimitofasoilisgreaterthantheliquidlimit,thentheplasticityindexisreportedas
a)negative
b)zero
c)nonplastic(NP)
d)1
Ans:b
33.Toughnessindexisdefinedastheratioof
a)plasticityindextoconsistencyindex
b)plasticityindextoflowindex
c)liquidityindextoflowindex
d)consistencyindextoliquidityindex
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34.Iftheplasticityindexofasoilmassiszero,thesoilis
a)sand
b)silt
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a)Auniformsoilhasmorestrengthandstabilitythananonuniformsoil.
b)Auniformsoilhaslessstrengthandstabilitythananonuniformsoil.
c)Uniformitycoefficientdoesnotaffectstrengthandstability.
d)Uniformitycoefficientofapoorlygradedsoilismorethanthatofawellgradedsoil.
Ans:b
38.Thewatercontentofsoil,whichrepresentstheboundarybetweenplasticstateandliquidstate,isknownas
a)liquidlimit
b)plasticlimit
c)shrinkagelimit
d)plasticityindex
Ans:a
39.Whichofthefollowingsoilshasmoreplasticityindex?
a)sand
b)silt
c)clay
d)gravel
Ans:c
40.Atliquidlimit,allsoilspossess
a)sameshearstrengthofsmallmagnitude
b)sameshearstrengthoflargemagnitude
c)differentshearstrengthsofsmallmagnitude
d)differentshearstrengthsoflargemagnitude
Ans:a
41.IfthematerialofthebaseoftheCasagrandeliquidlimitdeviceonwhichthecupcontainingsoilpastedropsis
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d)theliquidlimitofsoilmaydecrease
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42.AccordingtoISclassification,therangeofsiltsizeparticlesis
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b)2.00mmto0.425mm
c)0.425mmto0.075mm
d)0.075mmto0.002mm
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44.Inorganicsoilswithlowcompressibilityarerepresentedby
a)MH
b)SL
c)ML
d)CH
Ans:c
45.Sandparticlesaremadeof
a)rockminerals
b)kaolinite
c)illite
d)montmorillonite
Ans:a
46.Theclaymineralwiththelargestswellingandshrinkagecharacteristicsis
a)kaolinite
b)illite
c)montmorillonite
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c
47.Dispersedtypeofsoilstructureisanarrangementcomprisingparticleshaving
a)facetofaceorparallelorientation

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b)edgetoedgeorientation
c)edgetofaceorientation
d)alloftheabove
Ans:a
48.Effectivestressis
a)thestressatparticlescontact
b)aphysicalparameterthatcanbemeasured
c)importantbecauseitisafunctionofengineeringpropertiesofsoil
d)alloftheabove
Ans:c
49.Riseofwatertableabovethegroundsurfacecauses
a)equalincreaseinporewaterpressureandtotalstress
b)equaldecreaseinporewaterpressureandtotalstress
c)increaseinporewaterpressurebutdecreaseintotalstress
d)decreaseinporewaterpressurebutincreaseintotalstress
Ans:a
50.Thetotalandeffectivestressesatadepthof5mbelowthetoplevelofwaterinaswimmingpoolarerespectively
a)zeroandzero
b)0.5kg/cm2andzero
c)0.5kg/cm2and0.5kg/cm2
d)1.0kg/cm2and0.5kg/cm2
Ans:b
51.Ifthewatertablerisesuptogroundsurface,thenthe
a)effectivestressisreducedduetodecreaseintotalstressonlybutporewaterpressuredoesnotchange
b)effectivestressisreducedduetoincreaseinporewaterpressureonlybuttotalstressdoesnotchange
c)totalstressisreducedduetoincreaseinporewaterpressureonlybuteffectivestressdoesnotchange
d)totalstressisincreasedduetodecreaseinporewaterpressurebuteffectivestressdoesnotchange
Ans:b
53.Quicksandisa
a)typeofsand
b)flowconditionoccurringincohesivesoils
c)flowconditionoccurringincohesionlesssoils
d)flowconditionoccurringinbothcohesiveandcohesionlesssoils
Ans:a
54.Thehydraulicheadthatwouldproduceaquickconditioninasandstratumofthickness1.5m,specificgravity2.67and
voidsratio0.67isequalto
a)1.0m
b)1.5m
c)2.0m
d)3m
Ans:b
55.Physicalpropertiesofapermeantwhichinfluencepermeabilityare
a)viscosityonly
b)unitweightonly
c)bothviscosityandunitweight
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c
56.Selectthecorrectstatement.
a)Thegreatertheviscosity,thegreaterispermeability.
b)Thegreatertheunitweight,thegreaterispermeability.
c)Thegreatertheunitweight,thesmallerispermeability.
d)Unitweightdoesnotaffectpermeability.
Ans:b
57.Effectivestressonsoil
a)increasesvoidsratioanddecreasespermeability
b)increasesbothvoidsratioandpermeability
c)decreasesbothvoidsratioandpermeability
d)decreasesvoidsratioandincreasespermeability
Ans:c
58.Ifthepermeabilityofasoilis0.8mm/sec,thetypeofsoilis
a)gravel
b)sand
c)silt
d)clay
Ans:b
59.Whichofthefollowingmethodsismoresuitableforthedeterminationofpermeabilityofclayeysoil?
a)constantheadmethod
b)fallingheadmethod
c)horizontalpermeabilitytest
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b
60.Whichofthefollowingmethodsisbestsuitedfordeterminationofpermeabilityofcoarsegrainedsoils?
a)constantheadmethod
b)fallingheadmethod
c)boththeabove

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d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
61.Duetoariseintemperature,theviscosityandtheunitweightofthepercolatingfluidarereducedto60%and90%
respectively.
Ifotherthingsremainconstant,thecoefficientofpermeability
a)increasesby25%
b)increasesby50%
c)increasesby33.3%
d)decreasesby33.3%
Ans:b
62.Coefficientofpermeabilityofsoil
a)doesnotdependupontemperature
b)increaseswiththeincreaseintemperature
c)increaseswiththedecreaseintemperature
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b
63.Theaveragecoefficientofpermeabilityofnaturaldeposits
a)paralleltostratificationisalwaysgreaterthanthatperpendiculartostratification
b)paralleltostratificationisalwayslessthanthatperpendiculartostratification
c)isalwayssameinbothdirections
d)paralleltostratificationmayormaynotbegreaterthanthatperpendiculartostratification
Ans:a
64.Thetotaldischargefromtwowellssituatedneartoeachotheris
a)sumofthedischargesfromindividualwells
b)lessthanthesumofthedischargesfromindividualwells
c)greaterthanthesumofthedischargesfromindividualwells
d)equaltolargerofthetwodischargesfromindividualwells
Ans:b
65.Theflownetforanearthendamwith30mwaterdepthconsistsof25potentialdropsand5flowchannels.The
coefficientofpermeabilityofdammaterialis0.03mm/sec.Thedischargepermeterlengthofdamis
a)0.00018nrVsec
b)0.0045m3/sec
c)0.18m3/sec
d)0.1125m3/sec
Ans:a
66.Themostsuitablemethodfordrainageoffinegrainedcohesivesoilsis
a)wellppintsystem
b)vacuummethod
c)deepwellsystem
d)electroosmosismethod
Ans:d
67.Totalnumberofstresscomponentsatapointwithinasoilmassloadedatitsboundaryis
a)3
b)6
c)9
d)16
Ans:c
76.Theslopeofisochroneatanypointatagiventimeindicatestherateofchangeof
a)effectivestresswithtime
b)effectivestresswithdepth
c)porewaterpressurewithdepth
d)porewaterpressurewithtime
Ans:c
77.Withintheconsolidationprocessofasaturatedclay
a)agradualincreaseinneutralpressureandagradualdecreaseineffectivepressuretakesplaceandsumofthetwois
constant
b)agradualdecreaseinneutralpressureandagradualincreaseineffectivepressuretakesplaceandsumofthetwois
constant
c)bothneutralpressureandeffectivepressuredecrease
d)bothneutralpressureandeffectivepressureincrease
Ans:b
78.Thevalueofcompressionindexforaremouldedsamplewhoseliquidlimitis50%is
a)0.028
b)0.28
c)036
d)0.036
Ans:b
79.Whichoneofthefollowingclaysbehaveslikeadensesand?
a)overconsolidatedciaywithahighoverconsolidationratio
b)overconsolidatedclaywithalowoverconsolidationratio
c)normallyconsolidatedclay
d)underconsolidatedclay
Ans:a
80.Coefficientofconsolidationofasoilisaffectedby
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b)permeability
c)bothcompressibilityandpermeability
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c
81.Degreeofconsolidationis
a)directlyproportionaltotimeandinverselyproportionaltodrainagepath
b)directlyproportionaltotimeandinverselyproportionaltosquareofdrainagepath
c)directlyproportionaltodrainagepathandinverselyproportionaltotime
d)directlyproportionaltosquareofdrainagepathandinverselyproportionaltotime
Ans:b
82.Timefactorforaclaylayeris
a)adimensionalparameter
b)directlyproportionaltopermeabilityofsoil
c)inverselyproportionaltodrainagepath
d)independentofthicknessofclaylayer
Ans:b
84.ClaylayerAwithsingledrainageandcoefficientofconsolidationCvtakes6monthstoachieve50%consolidation.The
timetakenbyclaylayerBofthesamethicknesswithdoubledrainageandcoefficientofconsolidationCv/2toachievethe
samedegreeofconsolidationis
a)3months
b)6months
c)12months
d)24months
Ans:a
85.Coefficientofconsolidationforclaysnormally
a)decreaseswithincreaseinliquidlimit
b)increaseswithincreaseinliquidlimit
c)firstincreasesandthendecreaseswithincreaseinliquidlimit
d)remainsconstantatallliquidlimits
Ans:a
86.Directmeasurementofpermeabilityofthespecimenatanystageofloadingcanbemade
a)onlyinfixedringtypeconsolidometer
b)onlyinfloatingringtypeconsolidometer
c)both(a)and(b)
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
87.Compressibilityofsandysoilsis
a)almostequaltothatofclayeysoils
b)muchgreaterthanthatofclayeysoils
c)muchlessthanthatofclayeysoils
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c
88.Selectthecorrectstatement.
a)coefficientofcompressibilityofanoverconsolidatedclayislessthanthatofanormallyconsolidatedclay
b)coefficientofcompressibilityofanoverconsolidatedclayisgreaterthanthatofanormallyconsolidatedclay
c)coefficientofcompressibilityisconstantforanyclay
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
89.Coefficientofcompressibilityis
a)constantforanytypeofsoil
b)differentfordifferenttypesofsoilsandalsodifferentforasoilunderdifferentstatesofconsolidation
c)differentfordifferenttypesofsoilsbutsameforasoilunderdifferentstatesofconsolidation
d)independentoftypeofsoilbutdependsonthestresshistoryofsoil
Ans:b
90.Theultimateconsolidationsettlementofastructurerestingonasoil
a)decreaseswiththeincreaseintheinitialvoidsratio
b)decreaseswiththedecreaseintheplasticlimit
c)increaseswiththeincreaseintheinitialvoidsratio
d)increaseswiththedecreaseintheporosityofthesoil
Ans:a
91.Theultimateconsolidationsettlementofasoilis
a)directlyproportionaltothevoidsratio
b)directlyproportionaltothecompressionindex
c)inverselyproportionaltothecompressionindex
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b
92.Anormallyconsolidatedclaysettled10mmwheneffectivestresswasincreasedfrom100kN/m2to200kN/m2.Ifthe
effectivestressisfurtherincreasedfrom200kN/m2to400kN/m2,thenthesettlementofthesameclayis
a)10mm
b)20mm
c)40mm
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
93.Coarsegrainedsoilsarebestcompactedbya
a)drumroller

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b)rubbertyredroller
c)sheep'sfootroller
d)vibratoryroller
Ans:d
94.Withtheincreaseintheamountofcompactionenergy
a)optimumwatercontentincreasesbutmaximumdrydensitydecreases
b)optimumwatercontentdecreasesbutmaximumdrydensityincreases
c)bothoptimumwatercontentandmaximumdrydensityincrease
d)bothoptimumwatercontentandmaximumdrydensitydecrease[ES93]
Ans:b
95.Themaximumdrydensityuptowhichanysoilcanbecompacteddependsupon
a)moisturecontentonly
b)amountofcompactionenergyonly
c)bothmoisturecontentandamountofcompactionenergy
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c
97.Forbetterstrengthandstability,thefinegrainedsoilsandcoarsegrainedsoilsarecompactedrespectivelyas
a)dryofOMCandwetofOMC
b)wetofOMCanddryofOMC
c)wetofOMCandwetofOMC
d)dryofOMCanddryofOMCwhereOMCisoptimummoisturecontent
Ans:b
98.Selecttheincorrectstatement.
a)Effectivecohesionofasoilcanneverhaveanegativevalue.
b)Effectiveangleofinternalfrictionforcoarsegrainedsoilsisrarelybelow30.
c)Effectiveangleofinternalfrictionforasoilincreasesasstateofcompactnessincreases.
d)Effectiveangleofinternalfrictionisacomplicatedfunctionofmineralogyandclaysizecontent.
Ans:a
99.Foraloosesandsampleandadensesandsampleconsolidatedtothesameeffectivestress
a)ultimatestrengthissameandalsopeakstrengthissame
b)ultimatestrengthisdifferentbutpeakstrengthissame
c)ultimatestrengthissamebutpeakstrengthofdensesandisgreaterthanthatofloosesand
d)ultimatestrengthissamebutpeak
Ans:c
100.Theshearstrengthofasoil
a)isdirectlyproportionaltotheangleofinternalfrictionofthesoil
b)isinverselyproportionaltotheangleofinternalfrictionofthesoil
c)decreaseswithincreaseinnormalstress
d)decreaseswithdecreaseinnormalstress
Ans:d
101.Inaconsolidateddrainedtestonanormallyconsolidatedclay,thevolumeofthesoilsampleduringshear
a)decreases
b)increases
c)remainsunchanged
d)firstincreasesandthendecreases
Ans:a
102.Skempton'sporepressurecoefficientBforsaturatedsoilis
a)1
b)zero
c)between0and1
d)greaterthan1[CS95]
Ans:a
103.Shearstrengthofasoilisauniquefunctionof
a)effectivestressonly
b)totalstressonly
c)botheffectivestressandtotalstress
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
104.Inadepositofnormallyconsolidatedclay
a)effectivestressincreaseswithdepthbutwatercontentofsoilandundrainedstrengthdecreasewithdepth
b)effectivestressandwatercontentincreasewithdepthbutundrainedstrengthdecreaseswithdepth
c)effectivestressandundrainedstrengthincreasewithdepthbutwatercontentdecreaseswithdepth
d)effectivestress,watercontentandundrainedstrengthdecreasewithdepth
Ans:c
105.Selecttheincorrectstatement.
Effectiveangleofshearingresistance
a)increasesasthesizeofparticlesincreases
b)increasesasthesoilgradationimproves
c)islimitedtoamaximumvalueof45
d)israrelymorethan30forfinegrainedsoil
Ans:c
106.Unconfmedcompressivestrengthtestis
a)undrainedtest
b)drainedtest
c)consolidatedundrainedtest

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d)consolidateddrainedtest
Ans:a
107.Acylindricalspecimenofsaturatedsoilfailedunderanaxialverticalstressof100kN/m2whenitwaslaterally
unconfmed.Thefailureplanewasinclinedtothehorizontalplaneatanangleof45.
Thevaluesofcohesionandangleofinternalfrictionforthesoilarerespectively
a)0.5N/mm2and30
b)0.05N/mm2and0
c)0.2N/mm2and0
d)0.05N/mm2and45
Ans:b
109.TheanglethatCoulomb'sfailureenvelopemakeswiththehorizontaliscalled
a)cohesion
b)angleofinternalfriction
c)angleofrepose
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
111.Ifacohesivesoilspecimenissubjectedtoaverticalcompressiveload,theinclinationofthecrackstothehorizontalis
a)90
b)45
c)22.5
d)0
Ans:b
112.Selecttheincorrectstatement.
a)Inadirectshearboxtest,theplaneofshearfailureispredetermined.
b)Bettercontrolisachievedonthedrainageofthesoilinatriaxialcompressiontest.
c)Stressdistributiononthefailureplaneinthecaseoftriaxialcompressiontestisuniform.
d)Unconfinedcompressiontestcanbecarriedoutonalltypesofsoils.
Ans:d
113.Iftheshearingstressiszeroontwoplanes,thentheanglebetweenthetwoplanesis
a)45
b)90
c)135
d)225
Ans:b
114.Inthetriaxialcompressiontest,theapplicationofadditionalaxialstress(i.e.deviatorstress)onthesoilspecimen
producesshearstresson
a)horizontalplaneonly
b)verticalplaneonly
c)bothhorizontalandverticalplanes
d)allplanesexcepthorizontalandverticalplanes
Ans:d
116.Inatriaxialcompressiontestwhendrainageisallowedduringthefirststage(i.e.applicationofcellpressure)only
andnotduringthesecondstage(i.e.applicationofdeviatorstressatconstantcellpressure),thetestisknownas
a)consolidateddrainedtest
b)consolidatedundrainedtest
c)unconsolidateddrainedtest
d)unconsolidatedundrainedtest
Ans:b
120.Duringthefirststageoftriaxialtestwhenthecellpressureisincreasedfrom0.10N/mm2to0.26N/mm2,thepore
waterpressureincreasesfrom0.07N/mm2to0.15"N/mm2.Skempton'sporepressureparameterBis
a)0.5
b)0.5
c)2.0
d)2.0
Ans:a
121.Sensitivityofasoilcanbedefinedas
a)percentageofvolumechangeofsoilundersaturatedcondition
b)ratioofcompressivestrengthofunconfinedundisturbedsoiltothatofsoilinaremouldedstate
c)ratioofvolumeofvoidstovolumeofsolids
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b
122.Rankine'stheoryofearthpressureassumesthatthebackofthewallis
a)planeandsmooth
b)planeandrough
c)verticalandsmooth
d)verticalandrough
Ans:c
123.Thecoefficientofactiveearthpressureforaloosesandhavinganangleofinternalfrictionof30is
a)1/3
b)3
c)1
d)1/2
Ans:a
124.Themajorprincipalstressinanelementofcohesionlesssoilwithinthebackfillofaretainingwallis
a)verticalifthesoilisinanactivestateofplasticequilibrium

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b)verticalifthesoilisinapassivestateofplasticequilibrium
c)inclinedat45totheverticalplane
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
126.Theeffectofcohesiononasoilisto
a)reduceboththeactiveearthpressureintensityandpassiveearthpressureintensity
b)increaseboththeactiveearthpressureintensityandpassiveearthpressureintensity
c)reducetheactiveearthpressureintensitybuttoincreasethepassiveearthpressureintensity
d)increasetheactiveearthpressureintensitybuttoreducethepassiveearthpressureintensity[GATE99]
Ans:c
127.Aretainingwall6mhighsupportsabackfillwithasurchargeangleof10.Thebackofthewallisinclinedtothe
verticalatapositivebatterangleof5.Iftheangleofwallfrictionis7,thentheresultantactiveearthpressurewillactat
adistanceof2mabovethebaseandinclinedtothehorizontalatanangleof
a)7
b)10
c)12
d)17
Ans:c
128.Coefficientofearthpressureatrestis
a)lessthanactiveearthpressurebutgreaterthanpassiveearthpressure
b)greaterthanactiveearthpressurebutlessthanpassiveearthpressure
c)greaterthanboththeactiveearthpressureandpassiveearthpressure
d)lessthanboththeactiveandpassiveearthpressures
Ans:b
137.Bishop'smethodofstabilityanalysis
a)ismoreconservative
b)neglectstheeffectofforcesactingonthesidesoftheslices
c)assumestheslipsurfaceasanarcofacircle
d)alloftheabove
Ans:c
138.Allowablebearingpressureforafoundationdependsupon
a)allowablesettlementonly
b)ultimatebearingcapacityofsoilonly
c)bothallowablesettlementandultimatebearingcapacity
d)noneofabove
Ans:c
142.Theriseofwatertablebelowthefoundationinfluencesthebearingcapacityofsoilmainlybyreducing
a)cohesionandeffectiveangleofshearingresistance
b)cohesionandeffectiveunitweightofsoil
c)effectiveunitweightofsoilandeffectiveangleofshearingresistance
d)effectiveangleofshearingresistance
Ans:b
143.Terzaghi'sgeneralbearingcapacityformulaforastripfooting
(CNc+yDNq+0.5YNTB)gives
a)safebearingcapacity
b)netsafebearingcapacity
c)ultimatebearingcapacity
d)netultimatebearingcapacitywhereC=unitcohesion
Y=unitweightofsoilD=depthoffoundationB=widthoffoundationNNq,NY=bearingcapacityfactors
Ans:c
144.Terzaghi'sbearingcapacityfactorsNc,NqandNrarefunctionsof
a)cohesiononly
b)angleofinternalfrictiononly
c)bothcohesionandangleofinternalfriction
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b
145.Intheplateloadingtestfordeterminingthebearingcapacityofsoil,thesizeofsquarebearingplateshouldbe
a)lessthan300mm
b)between300mmand750mm
c)between750mmand1m
d)greaterthan1m
Ans:b
146.Selecttheincorrectstatement.
a)Bearingcapacityofasoildependsupontheamountanddirectionofload.
b)Bearingcapacityofasoildependsonthetypeofsoil.
c)Bearingcapacityofasoildependsuponshapeandsizeoffooting.
d)Bearingcapacityofasoilisindependentofrateofloading.
Ans:a
147.A600mmsquarebearingplatesettlesby15mminplateloadtestonacohesionlesssoilunderanintensityofloading
of0.2N/ram2.Thesettlementofaprototypeshallowfooting1msquareunderthesameintensityofloadingis
a)15mm
b)between15mmand25mm
c)25mm
d)greaterthan25mm
Ans:b

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148.A300mmsquarebearingplatesettlesby15mminaplateloadtestonacohesivesoilwhentheintensityofloadingis
0.2N/mm2.Thesettlementofaprototypeshallowfooting1msquareunderthesameintensityofloadingis
a)15mm
b)30mm
c)50mm
d)167mm
Ans:c
149.Riseofwatertableincohesionlesssoilsuptogroundsurfacereducesthenetultimatebearingcapacityapproximately
by
a)25%
b)50%
c)75%
d)90%
Ans:b
150.Contactpressurebeneatharigidfootingrestingoncohesivesoilis
a)lessatedgescomparedtomiddle
b)moreatedgescomparedtomiddle
c)uniformthroughout
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b

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