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Civil Engineering - Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering

Exercise : Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Section 1
6.
The lateral earth pressure on a retaining wall
is equal to mass of the soil retained
proportional to the depth of the soil
proportional to the square of the depth of the soil
proportional to the internal friction of the soil
none of these.
Answer: Option
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7.
The internal molecular attraction of a soil, the cohesion
decreases as the moisture content increases
increases as the moisture content decreases
is more in well compacted clays
depends upon the external applied load.
Answer: Option
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8.
The quantity of seepage of water through soils is proportional to
coefficient of permeability of soil
total head loss through the soil
neither (a) nor (b)
both (a) and (b).
Answer: Option
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9.
When drainage is permitted under initially applied normal stress only and full primarily consolidation is allowed to take place, the test is known as
quick test
drained test
consolidated undrained test
none of these.
Answer: Option
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10.
The minimum water content at which the soil retains its liquid state and also possesses a small shearing strength against flowing, is known
liquid limit
plastic limit
shrinkage limit
permeability limit.
Answer: Option
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