In a consolidated drained test on a normally consolidated clay, the volume of the soil sample during shear________________? A. decreases B. increases C. remains unchanged D. first increases and then decreases
Rise of water table in cohesionless soils upto ground surface reduces the net ultimate bearing capacity approximately by________________? A. 25%B. 50% C. 75% D. 90%
Contact pressure beneath a rigid footing resting on cohesive soil is_________________? A. less at edges compared to middleB. more at edges compared to middle C. uniform throughout D. none of the above
A 300 mm square bearing plate settles by 15 mm in a plate load test on a cohesive soil when the intensity of loading is 0.2 N/mm2. The settlement of a prototype shallow footing 1 m square under the same…
The rise of water table below the foundation influences the bearing capacity of soil mainly by reducing_______________? A. cohesion and effective angle of shearing resistanceB. cohesion and effective unit weight of soil C. effective unit weight of soil and effective…
Terzaghi’s bearing capacity factors Nc, Nq and Nr are functions of______________? A. cohesion onlyB. angle of internal friction only C. both cohesion and angle of internal friction D. none of the above
A 600 mm square bearing plate settles by 15 mm in plate load test on a cohesionless soil under an intensity of loading of 0.2 N/ram2. The settlement of a prototype shallow footing 1 m square under the same intensity…
In the plate loading test for determining the bearing capacity of soil, the size of square bearing plate should be_________________? A. less than 300 mmB. between 300 mm and 750 mm C. between 750 mm and 1 m D. greater…
Terzaghi’s general bearing capacity formula for a strip footing (C Nc + y D Nq + 0.5 Y NTB. gives______________? A. safe bearing capacity B. net safe bearing capacityC. ultimate bearing capacity D. net ultimate bearing capacity where C =…
Allowable bearing pressure for a foundation depends upon_______________? A. allowable settlement only B. ultimate bearing capacity of soil onlyC. both allowable settlement and ultimate bearing capacity D. none of above