If the shearing stress is zero on two planes, then the angle between the two planes is________________?

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The ratio of volume of voids to the total volume of soil mass is called______________?

A. air content B. porosity C. percentage air voids D. voids ratio...

When the plastic limit of a soil is greater than the liquid limit, then the plasticity index is reported as_____________?

A. negative B. zero C. non-plastic (NP) D. 1...

Rise of water table above the ground surface causes________________?

A. equal increase in pore water pressure and total stress B. equal decrease in pore water pressure and total stress C. increase in pore water pressure but decrease in total stress D. decrease in pore water pressure but increase in total stress...

If a cohesive soil specimen is subjected to a vertical compressive load, the inclination of the cracks to the horizontal is__________________?

A. 90° B. 45° C. 22.5° D. 0°...

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 capacity C. ultimate bearing capacity D. net ultimate bearing capacity where C = unit cohesion Y =unit weight of soil D = depth of foundation B = width of foundation N„ Nq, NY = bearing capacity factors...