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Civil Engineering - Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering

Exercise : Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Section 1
36.
Back fill with a sloping surface exerts a total active pressure Pa on the wall of height H and acts at
H/4 above the base parallel to base
H/2 above the base parallel to base
H/3 above the base parallel to base
H/5 above the base parallel to base.
Answer: Option
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37.
The ratio of the weight of given volume of soil solids to the weight of an equal volume of distilled water at the given temperature, is known
porosity
specific gravity
void ratio
water content.
Answer: Option
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38.
The ultimate Settlement of a soil is directly proportional to:
depth of the compressible soil strata
compressive index
void ratio
both (a) and (b)
none of these.
Answer: Option
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39.
The seepage force in a soil, is
perpendicular to the equipotential lines
proportional to the exit graident
proportional to the head loss
all the above.
Answer: Option
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40.
A soil has bulk density 2.30 g/cm3 and water content 15 per cent, the dry density of the sample, is
1.0 g/cm2
1.5 g/cm3
2.0 g/cm3
2.5 g/cm3
Answer: Option
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