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{
=Dense sand
~medium sand
~loose clay
~None of the above
}
:: The maximum pressure which a soil can carry without shear failure, is called
{
=Safe bearing capacity
~Net safe bearing capacity
~Net ultimate bearing capacity
~Ultimate bearing capacity.
}
:: Cohesionless soil is
{
=sand
~silt
~clay
~clay and silt
}
:: Rise of water table in cohesionless soils upto ground surface reduces the net
ultimate bearing capacity approximately
by
{
~25%
=50%
~75%
~90%
}
:: The factor of safety for finding the bearing capacity of soil is usually taken
as
{
~2
=3
~2.5
~1.5
}
:: The Is code used for the calculating the Bearing capcity of soil is
{
~Is6402;1981
=IS6403;1981
~IS1904;1986
~IS6302;1981
}
:: The maximum net pressure intensity causing shear failure of soil, is known
{
~safe bearing capacity
~net safe bearing capacity
=net ultimate bearing capacity
~ultimate bearing capacity
}
:: The maximum shear stress occurs on the filament which makes an angle with the
horizontal plane equal to
{
~30
=45
~60
~90
}
:: 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.
}
:: The ratio of settlement at any time 't' to the final settlement, is known as
{
~co-efficient of consolidation
=degree of consolidation
~consolidation index
~consolidation of undisturbed soil
}
:: The coefficient ka of the active earth pressure with the passive earth pressure
is
{
~directly proportional
=inversely proportional
~zero
~unity
}
:: The coefficient of active earth pressure for a loose sand having an angle of
internal friction of 30
is
{
= 1/3
~3
~1
~1/2
}