Civil Engineering :: Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering
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Minimum depth of a footing carrying a heavy load, is calculated by the formula
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According to Coulomb's wedge theory, the active earth pressure slides the wedge
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The coefficient of curvature is defined
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Degree of saturation of a natural soil deposit having water content 15%, specific gravity 2.50 and void ratio 0.5, is
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The coefficient of compressibility of soil, is the ratio of
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If the failure of a finite slope occurs through the toe, it is known as
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Rankine's theory of active earth pressure assumes
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The water content of soil is defined as the ratio of
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Accurate determination of water content, is made by