Soil Mechanics MCQ – Section 5

A. soil tensiometer

B. P-F meter

C. permeability meter

D. anemometer

A. increasing the bearing capacity of soil

B. accelerating the total settlement

C. to reduce the settlement

D. to increase shear strength of soil

A. Fly-ash

B. Bitumen

C. Asbestos dust

D. Chrome-legnin

A. is more conservative

B. neglects the effect of forces acting on the sides of the slices

C. assumes the slip surface as an arc of a circle

D. all of the above

A. clayey soil

B. sandy soil

C. peaty soil

D. silty soil