The density of soil mass is expressed in? Mark as favorite Copy Link kg/m² kg/m³ N/m² N/m³ Check Answer
For a sandy soil, the angle of internal friction is 30°. If the major principal stress is 50 kN/m² at failure, the corresponding minor principal stress will be? Mark as favorite Copy Link 12.2 kN/m² 16.66 kN/m² 20.8 kN/m² 27.2 kN/m² Check Answer
The specific gravity of a soil is the ratio of unit weight of soil solids to that of water at a temperature of? Mark as favorite Copy Link 4°C 17° C 27°C 36°C Check Answer
The degree of saturation for fully saturated soil is? Mark as favorite Copy Link 0.25 0.50 0.75 1 Check Answer
The uniformity co-efficient of soil is defined as the ratio of? Mark as favorite Copy Link D40 to D10 D40 to D20 D50 to D10 D60 to D10 Check Answer
The unconfined compressive strength of a very soft clay is? Mark as favorite Copy Link 10 to 25 kN/m² 25 to 150 kN/m² 150 to 400 kN/m² above 400 kN/m² Check Answer
When applying Darcy’s law to soils, it is assumed that the? Mark as favorite Copy Link soil is incompressible soil is homogeneous and isotropic flow conditions are laminar all of these Check Answer
A dry sand specimen is put through a triaxial test. The cell pressure is 50 kPa and the deviation stress at failure is 100 kPa. The angle of internal friction for the sand specimen is? Mark as favorite Copy Link 15? 30? 35? 40? Check Answer
The unit bearing capacity of footing in sand? Mark as favorite Copy Link decreases with depth of footing decreases with width of footing increases as well as decrease with depth of footing increases with width of footing angle of internal friction Check Answer
According to Terzaghi’s equation, the bearing capacity of strip footing resting on cohesive soil (c=10 kN/m²) per unit depth and unit width (assume N, as 5.7) is? Mark as favorite Copy Link 47 kN/m² 57 kN/m² 67 kN/m² 77 kN/m² Check Answer