Soil Mechanics

401) If the shearing stress is zero on two planes, then the angle between the two planes is

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90°

402) In a triaxial compression test on a soil specimen, the intermediate .principal stress is equal to

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minor principal stress

403) The angle that Coulomb’s failure envelope makes with the horizontal is called

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angle of internal friction

404) Effective angle of shearing resistance

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is limited to a maximum value of 45°

405) In a consolidated drained test on a normally consolidated clay, the volume of the soil sample during shear

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decreases

406) The ultimate consolidation settlement of soil is

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directly proportional to the compression index

407) Which one of the following clays behaves like dense sand?

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over-consolidated clay with a high over-consolidation ratio

408) The clay mineral with the largest swelling and shrinkage characteristics is

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montmorillonite

409) classification of soils is based on

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both particle size composition and plasticity characteristics

410) The water content of soil, represents the boundary between state and liquid state, is known as

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liquid limit

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