Civil Engineering :: Soil Mechanics and Foundation
- The hydraulic head that would produce a quick condition in a sand stratum of thickness 1.5 m, specific gravity 2.67 and voids ratio 0.67 is equal to
- Clay layer A with single drainage and coefficient of consolidation Cv takes 6 months to achieve 50% consolidation. The time taken by clay layer B of the same thickness with double drainage and coefficient of consolidation Cv/2 to achieve the same degree of consolidation is
- Degree of consolidation is
- For a loose sand sample and a dense sand sample consolidated to the same effective stress
- Within the consolidation process of a saturated clay
- Rise of water table in cohesionless soils upto ground surface reduces the net ultimate bearing capacity approximately by
- Terzaghi’s bearing capacity factors Nc, Nq and Nr are functions of
- Valid range for S, the degree of saturation of soil in percentage is
- If the natural water content of soil mass lies between its liquid limit and plastic limit, the soil mass is said to be in
A.
directly proportional to time and inversely proportional to drainage path |
B.
directly proportional to time and inversely proportional to square of drainage path |
C.
directly proportional to drainage path and inversely proportional to time |
D.
directly proportional to square of drainage path and inversely proportional to time |
A.
a gradual increase in neutral pressure and a gradual decrease in effective pressure takes place and sum of the two is constant |
B.
a gradual decrease in neutral pressure and a gradual increase in effective pressure takes place and sum of the two is constant |
C.
both neutral pressure and effective pressure decrease |
D.
both neutral pressure and effective pressure increase |