Soil Mechanics & Foundation

281) The permissible value of tension for soil when the footings are subjected to both compression and bending is

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zero

282) The deformations of soils under a strip footing are

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two dimensional

283) The deformations of soils under a circular or square footing are

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three dimensional

284) According to Terzaghi’s theory, the value of the ultimate bearing capacity for a strip footing which is at the ground surface on a purely cohesive soil is

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5.14 c

285) In a cohesionless soil, the settlement of a 30 cm plate in a plate load test is 2 cm, then the settlement of square footing of 90 cm side under the same load intensity will be

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4.5 cm

286) The seating load that will be generally applied in a plate load test is

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7 kN/m2

287) In the plate load test, the load will be applied in the increments of

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20% of estimated safe load (or) 10% of estimated ultimate load

288) For full passive resistance to develop in case of dense sands, the horizontal strain that is required is

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about 2%

289) Distribution of earth pressure with depth is

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hydrostatic

290) Select the incorrect statement: In Coulomb’s theory

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none of the above

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