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Civil Engineering - Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering

Exercise : Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Section 5
1.
Soils containing organic matters
are of spongy nature
swell with decrease of moisture
shrink with increase of moisture content
none of these.
Answer: Option
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2.
A soil not fully consolidated under the existing over-burden pressure, is called
pre-consolidated
normally consolidated
under-consolidated
none of these.
Answer: Option
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3.
The angle of internal friction is maximum for
angular-grained loose sand
angular-grained dense sand
round-grained dense sand
round-grained loose sand
clays.
Answer: Option
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4.
If G is specific gravity of sand particles, e is porosity, the critically hydraulic gradient
ic =
ic =
ic =
ic =
Answer: Option
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5.
A grillage foundation
is provided for heavily loaded isolated columns
is treated as spread foundation
consists of two sets of perpendicularly placed steel beams
all the above.
Answer: Option
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