Soil Mechanics & Foundation

321) According to IS code, the permissible values of different settlements in case of clays and sands are

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40 mm and 25 mm

322) The damage will be severe if the angular distortion is about

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1/50

323) Which one of the following tests cannot be done without undisturbed sampling?

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shear strength of clay

324) Shear failure of soils takes place when

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the angle of obliquity is maximum

325) In which one of the following pairs of soil types would one anticipate negative pore pressure, when subjected to shearing?

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dense sand and over consolidated clay

326) For undisturbed sampling, the area ratio for a thin-wall sampler should not normally exceed

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15%

327) In the soil sample of a consolidometer test, pore water pressure is

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maximum at the centre

328) The appropriate triaxial test to assess the long-term stability of an unloading problem, such as excavation of a clay slope, would be the

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consolidated-drained test

329) In a saturated clay layer undergoing consolidation with single drainage at its top, the pore water pressure would be the maximum at its

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bottom

330) Which one of the following gives the correct decreasing order of the densities of a soil sample?

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Saturated, wet, dry, submerged

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