Contact pressure beneath a rigid footing resting on cohesive soil is_________________?

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A pycnometer is used to determine_______________?

A. water content and voids ratio B. specific gravity and dry density C. water content and specific gravity D. voids ratio and dry density...

At liquid limit, all soils possess________________?

A. same shear strength of small magnitude B. same shear strength of large magnitude C. different shear strengths of small magnitude D. different shear strengths of large magnitude...

Which of the following methods is best suited for determination of permeability of coarse-grained soils ?

A. constant head method B. falling head method C. both the above D. none of the above...

In the triaxial compression test, the application of additional axial stress (i.e. deviator stress) on the soil specimen produces shear stress on__________________?

A. horizontal plane only B. vertical plane only C. both horizontal and vertical planes D. all planes except horizontal and vertical planes...

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%...