Civil Engineering :: Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering
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Through a point in a loaded soil, the principal stress is maximum on
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The capillary rise of water
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Coulomb's wedge theory assumes that
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If dry density, water density and specific gravity of solids of a given soil sample are 1.6 g/cc, 1.84 g/cc and 2.56 respectively, the porosity of the soil sample, is
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Pick up the correct statement applicable to plate load test
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Terzaghi's analysis assumes :
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The fundamental equation of air content (ac), degree of saturation (Sr) and void ratio (e), is
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A soil sample has passing 0.075 mm sieve = 60% liquid limit = 65% and plastic limit = 40%. The group index of the soil, is
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The plasticity index is the numerical difference between
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A.
back fill is dry, cohesionless, homogeneous and isotropic |
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B.
slip surface is the plane which passes through the heel of the wall |
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C.
sliding wedge itself acts as a rigid body and the value of earth pressure is obtained by considering the limiting equilibrium of the wedge |
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D.
position and direction of the resultant earth pressure, are known |
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E.
all the above. |
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A.
Width of the test pit for plate load test is made five times the width of the plate |
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B.
At the centre of the test pit, a hole is dug out whose size is kept equal to the size of the test plate |
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C.
Bottom level of the hole dug at the centre of the test pit, is kept at the level of the actual formation |
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D.
Ratio of the depth of the hole to the width of the test plate is the same as the ratio of the depth of the actual formation to the width of the formation |
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E.
All the above. |