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Soil-mechanics Questions Set 52:

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The water content range for a highly plastic soil is:

<35%

25 - 50%

35 - 60%

>50%

>60%

<25%

Solution:

A fully saturated soil has a water content of 200%. If the specific gravity (G) is 2.6, the void ratio is:

1.3

2.6

5.2

Solution:

The transition member between the sharp cutting edge and thick steining of a well is called

Top plug

Bottom plug

Curb

Well cap

Solution:

Which of the following soil structures is present in clays?

Single grained structure

Flocculated structure

Dispersed structure

Honeycomb structure

Solution:

The subgrade soil properties of a sample are as follows:
Soil portion passing through 0.075 mm sieve = 50%
Liquid limit = 40%
Plasticity index = 20%
The group index of this soil is:

ZERO

6.5

Solution:

In which of the following compaction tests, 5 layers of soil are compacted using a 4.9 kg rammer?

Standard Proctor's test

Modified Proctor's test

IS Light compaction test

IS heavy compaction test

Solution:

An unconfined compression test yielded a strength of 0.1N/mm² If the failure plane is inclined at 50 degrees to the horizontal, what are the values of the shear strength parameters?

0.0419

0.067

0.023

0.054

Solution:

A point load of 500 kN/m² is acting on Newmark's influence chart occupying an area of 20 sectors. What is the vertical stress (kN/m²) acting at a point on the chart with an influence factor value of 0.005?

100

520

Solution:

What are the values of total stress and effective stress at a depth of 5 m below the top level of water in a swimming pool, respectively?

Zero and zero

0.5 kg/cm² and zero

0.5 kg/cm² and 0.5 kg/cm²

1.0 kg/cm² and 0.5 kg/cm²

Solution:

The coefficients of permeability of a soil in horizontal and vertical directions are 3.46 and 1.5 m/day respectively. The base length of a concrete dam resting in this soil is 100 m. When the flow net is developed for this soil with 1:25 scale factor in the vertical direction, the reduced base length of the dam will be

2.63 m

4.00 m

6.08 m

5.43 m

Soil-mechanics Questions Set 52:

The water content range for a highly plastic soil is:

Solution:

A fully saturated soil has a water content of 200%. If the specific gravity (G) is 2.6, the void ratio is:

Solution:

The transition member between the sharp cutting edge and thick steining of a well is called

Solution:

Which of the following soil structures is present in clays?

Solution:

The subgrade soil properties of a sample are as follows:
Soil portion passing through 0.075 mm sieve = 50%
Liquid limit = 40%
Plasticity index = 20%
The group index of this soil is:

Solution:

In which of the following compaction tests, 5 layers of soil are compacted using a 4.9 kg rammer?

Solution:

An unconfined compression test yielded a strength of 0.1N/mm² If the failure plane is inclined at 50 degrees to the horizontal, what are the values of the shear strength parameters?

Solution:

A point load of 500 kN/m² is acting on Newmark's influence chart occupying an area of 20 sectors. What is the vertical stress (kN/m²) acting at a point on the chart with an influence factor value of 0.005?

Solution:

What are the values of total stress and effective stress at a depth of 5 m below the top level of water in a swimming pool, respectively?

Solution:

Solution:

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Soil-mechanics Questions Set 52:

The water content range for a highly plastic soil is:

Solution:

A fully saturated soil has a water content of 200%. If the specific gravity (G) is 2.6, the void ratio is:

Solution:

The transition member between the sharp cutting edge and thick steining of a well is called

Solution:

Which of the following soil structures is present in clays?

Solution:

The subgrade soil properties of a sample are as follows:Soil portion passing through 0.075 mm sieve = 50%Liquid limit = 40%Plasticity index = 20%The group index of this soil is:

Solution:

In which of the following compaction tests, 5 layers of soil are compacted using a 4.9 kg rammer?

Solution:

An unconfined compression test yielded a strength of 0.1N/mm2 If the failure plane is inclined at 50 degrees to the horizontal, what are the values of the shear strength parameters?

Solution:

A point load of 500 kN/m² is acting on Newmark's influence chart occupying an area of 20 sectors. What is the vertical stress (kN/m²) acting at a point on the chart with an influence factor value of 0.005?

Solution:

What are the values of total stress and effective stress at a depth of 5 m below the top level of water in a swimming pool, respectively?

Solution:

Solution:

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The subgrade soil properties of a sample are as follows:
Soil portion passing through 0.075 mm sieve = 50%
Liquid limit = 40%
Plasticity index = 20%
The group index of this soil is:

An unconfined compression test yielded a strength of 0.1N/mm² If the failure plane is inclined at 50 degrees to the horizontal, what are the values of the shear strength parameters?