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 intensity of loading is___________________?

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Voids ratio of a soil mass can_________________?

A. never be greater than unity B. be zero C. take any value greater than zero D. take values between 0 and 1 only...

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...

Sand particles are made of________________?

A. rock minerals B. kaolinite C. illite D. montmorillonite...

Coefficient of consolidation of a soil is affected by_______________?

A. compressibility B. permeability C. both compressibility and permeability D. none of the above...

In the plate loading test for determining the bearing capacity of soil, the size of square bearing plate should be_________________?

A. less than 300 mm B. between 300 mm and 750 mm C. between 750 mm and 1 m D. greater than 1 m...