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Soil Mechanics and Foundation

Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Shear strength of a soil is a unique function of

None of these
effective stress only
both effective stress and total stress
total stress only

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Rise of water table in cohesionless soils upto ground surface reduces the net ultimate bearing capacity approximately by

50%
30%
20%
40%

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
A retaining wall 6m high supports a backfill with a surcharge angle of 10°. The back of the wall is inclined to the vertical at a positive batter angle of 5°. If the angle of wall friction is 7°, then the resultant active earth pressure will act at a distance of 2 m above the base and inclined to the horizontal at an angle of

12°
10°
7°
17°

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Terzaghi’s bearing capacity factors Nc, Nq and Nr are functions of

both cohesion and angle of internal friction
both cohesion and angle of internal friction
cohesion only
angle of internal friction only

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Select the incorrect statement. Effective angle of shearing resistance

increases as the size of particles increases
increases as the soil gradation im-proves
is limited to a maximum value of 45°
is rarely more than 30° for fine grained soil

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

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

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