SOIL MECHANICS AND FOUNDATION QUIZ

0.5 kg/cm² and 0.5 kg/cm²

zero and zero

0.5 kg/cm² and zero

1.0 kg/cm² and 0.5 kg/cm²

both neutral pressure and effective pressure decrease

a gradual decrease in neutral pressure and a gradual increase in effective pressure takes place and sum of the two is constant

both neutral pressure and effective pressure increase

a gradual increase in neutral pressure and a gradual decrease in effective pressure takes place and sum of the two is constant

directly proportional to the compression index

inversely proportional to the compression index

None of these

directly proportional to the voids ratio

cohesion and effective unit weight of soil

effective angle of shearing resistance

cohesion and effective angle of shearing resistance

effective unit weight of soil and effective angle of shearing resistance

0.1125 m3/sec

0.0045 m3/sec

0.18 m3/sec

0.00018 nrVsec

same shear strength of large magnitude

different shear strengths of small magnitude

different shear strengths of large magnitude

same shear strength of small magnitude

All of these

Consists of two sets of perpendicularly placed steel beams

Is provided for heavily loaded isolated columns

Is treated as spread foundation

1.0 and 0.0

0.5 and 1.0

1.0 and 0.5

0.0 and 1.0

horizontal plane only

vertical plane only

all planes except horizontal and vertical planes

both horizontal and vertical planes

dry of OMC and wet of OMC

wet of OMC and dry of OMC

dry of OMC and dry of OMC where OMC is optimum moisture content

wet of OMC and wet of OMC