Category: Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering

A. 1/3
B. 3
C. 1
D. 1/2

A. increases by 25%
B. increases by 50%
C. increases by 33.3%
D. decreases by 33.3%

A. sum of the discharges from individual wells
B. less than the sum of the discharges from individual wells
C. greater than the sum of the discharges from individual wells
D. equal to larger of the two discharges from individual wells

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. less than active earth pressure but greater than passive earth pressure
B. greater than active earth pressure but less than passive earth pressure
C. greater than both the active earth pressure and passive earth pressure
D. less than both the active and passive earth pressures

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

A. 45°
B. 90°
C. 135°
D. 225°

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

A. never be greater than 100 %
B. take values only from 0 % to 100 %
C. be less than 0 %
D. be greater than 100 %

A. dry of OMC and wet of OMC
B. wet of OMC and dry of OMC
C. wet of OMC and wet of OMC
D. dry of OMC and dry of OMC where OMC is optimum moisture content