Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Allowable bearing pressure for a foundation depends upon

both allowable settlement and ultimate bearing capacity
allowable settlement only
ultimate bearing capacity of soil only
none of above

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
If the material of the base of the Casagrande liquid limit device on which the cup containing soil paste drops is softer than the standard hard rubber, then

The liquid limit of soil always increases
The liquid limit of soil always decreases
The liquid limit of soil may increase
The liquid limit of soil may decrease

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Which of the following statements is correct?

For a well graded soil, both uniformity coefficient and coefficient of curvature are nearly unity.
Uniformity coefficient represents the shape of the particle size distribution curve.
None of these
A soil is said to be well graded if it has most of the particles of about the same size

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Quick sand is a

type of sand
flow condition occurring in cohesionless soils
flow condition occurring in both cohesive and cohesionless soils
flow condition occurring in cohesive soils

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