Test: Soil Mechanics & FM- 2 - Civil Engineering (CE) MCQ

The coefficient of active earth pressure is given by –

The bearing capacity of a soil depends on -

Maximum bearing capacity can be expected from –

Quick sand –

Taylor's stability number is equal to –

For a base failure, the depth factor D_f is –

Which of the following earth pressrue theories is diretly applicable to bulk heads –

A/C to Terzaghi's Theory. The ultimate bearing capacity at ground surface capacity at ground surface for a purely cohesive soil and for a smooth base of a strip footing is –

Rise of water table in cohesionless soils upto ground surface reduces the net ultimate bearing capacity approximately by –

Flow net is used for the determination of

According to skempton's formula for a surface footing of square shape , the net ultimate bearing capacity on a purely cohesive soil of cohesion c is

Undisturbed soil samples are required for conducting

Compression index on a soil helps to determine

When the degree of consolidation is 50%, the time factor is about

According to Bousinesq's theory, the vertical stress at a point in a semi-infinite soil mass depends upon

The process by which a mass of saturated soil is caused by external forces to suddenly lose its shear strength and to behave as a fluid is called

By using sieve analysis, the particle size distribution curve has been plotted for a particular soil. The coefficient of curvature C_c is given by

Given below are methods of compaction:

1. Vibration technique

2. Flooding the soil

3. Sheep-foot roller

4. Tandam roller

5. Heavy weights dropped from a height

The method suitable for cohesionless soils include

Th lime stabilization is very effective in treating :

Which one of the following has least bearing capacity ?

Black cotton soil is not suitable for foundatio because of its:

The depth of foundation is usually calculated from ?