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Soil Mechanics And Foundation MCQ Questions & Answers | Civil Engineering

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Each section contains 100 MCQs on Soil Mechanics and Foundation .
21
In a triaxial compression test when drainage is allowed during the first stage (i. e. application of cell pressure) only and not during the second stage (i.e. application of deviator stress at constant cell pressure), the test is known as
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A normally consolidated clay settled 10 mm when effective stress was increased from 100 kN/m2 to 200 kN/m2. If the effective stress is further increased from 200 kN/m2 to 400 kN/m2 , then the settlement of the same clay is
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23
The total discharge from two wells situated near to each other is
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24
Direct measurement of permeability of the specimen at any stage of loading can be made
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25
The rise of water table below the foundation influences the bearing capacity of soil mainly by reducing
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A retaining wall 6m high supports a backfill with a surcharge angle of 10°. The back of the wall is inclined to the vertical at a positive batter angle of 5°. If the angle of wall friction is 7°, then the resultant active earth pressure will act at a distance of 2 m above the base and inclined to the horizontal at an angle of
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27
The total and effective stresses at a depth of 5 m below the top level of water in a swimming pool are respectively
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28
Due to a rise in temperature, the viscosity and the unit weight of the percolating fluid are reduced to 60% and 90% respectively.
If other things remain constant, the coefficient of permeability
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29
At liquid limit, all soils possess
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30
Sensitivity of a soil can be defined as
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