| 1. | The pressure exerted by water on the soil through which it percolates, is known as ? | |
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hydrostatic pressure
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effective pressure
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seepage pressure
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none of these
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Report Question| 2. | The property of the soil mass which permits the seepage of water through its interconnection voids, is called ? | |
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capillarity
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permeability
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porosity
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none of these
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| 3. | The piping failure in a hydraulic structure can be prevented by ? | |
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diverting the seepage water into filter wells
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increasing the creep length of flow of water
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increasing the stress due to weight of the structure
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all of the above
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| 4. | The consolidation of a soil is defined as the ? | |
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process of compression by gradual reduction of pore space under steady load
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process which gives gradual decrease of water content at constant load
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change in volume of soil due to expulsion of pure water under an applied load
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any one of the above
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| 5. | The time factor for a clay layer is ? | |
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a dimensionless parameter
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directly proportional to permeability
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directly proportional to drainage
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none of these
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| 6. | Which one of the following parameters can be used to estimate the angle of friction of a sandy soil ? | |
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Particle size
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Roughness of particle
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Density index
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Particle size distribution
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| 7. | The effect of cohesion on a soil is to ? | |
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reduce both active and passive earth pressure intensities
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increase both active and passive earth pressure intensities
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reduce active earth pressure intensity but to increase passive earth pressure intensity
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increase active earth pressure intensity but to reduce passive earth pressure intensity
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| 8. | According to I.S. code, the total settlement of isolated footings for cohesive soil should be ? | |
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30mm
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40mm
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50mm
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65mm
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| 9. | The degree of consolidation is proportional directly ? | |
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to time and inversely to drainage path
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to drainage path and inversely to time
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to time and inversely to the square of drainage path
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to square of drainage path and inversely to time
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| 10. | Which of the following statement is correct ? | |
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The settlement of a flexible footing on cohesionless soil is less in the centre than at the edges.
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The settlement of a rigid footing on cohesionless soil is uniform throughout.
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The settlement of a flexible footing on cohesive soil is more in the centre than at the edges.
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all of the above
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