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Geotechnical Engineering MCQs: 440 Questions & Answers in Engineering

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Geotechnical Engineering MCQs: 440 Questions & Answers in Engineering

In a liquid limit test, the moisture content at 10 blows was 70% and that at 100 blows was 20%. The liquid limit of the soil, is

The critical exist gradient of seepage water in soils, increases with

The Mohr's straight theory is based on the following fact:

Pile foundations are generally preferred to for

According to Coulomb's wedge theory, the active earth pressure slides the wedge

A soil mass is said to be in plastic equilibrium if

The rise of water table below the foundation influences the bearing capacity of soil mainly by reducing

Pick up the correct statement from the following:

Stoke's law states that the velocity at which a grain settles out of suspension, the other factors remaining constant, is dependent upon

Contact pressure beneath a rigid footing resting on cohesive soil is

The ratio of the difference between the void ratio of the soil in its loosest state and its natural void ratio (e) to the difference between the void ratios in the loosest and fully dense state, is generally termed as

Within the consolidation process of a saturated clay

For determining the ultimate bearing capacity of soil, the recommended size of a square bearing plate to be used in load plate test should be 30 to 75 cm square with a minimum thickness of

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An unsaturated 100 cm3 sample of soil weighs 190 g. If its dried weight is 160 g, water content of the soil, is

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For better strength and stability, the fine grained soils and coarse grained soils are compacted respectively as

Compression of soil occurs rapidly if voids are filled with

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