SOIL MECHANICS AND FOUNDATION QUIZ

1.5m

2.0m

1.0m

3m

2.00 mm to 0.425 mm

4.75 mm to 2.00 mm

0.075 mm to 0.002 mm

0.425 mm to 0.075 mm

dune sand

loess

drift

talus

decreases with increase in liquid limit

first increases and then decreases with increase in liquid limit

increases with increase in liquid limit

remains constant at all liquid limits

total stress is reduced due to increase in pore water pressure only but effective stress does not change

effective stress is reduced due to increase in pore water pressure only but total stress does not change

total stress is increased due to decrease in pore water pressure but effective stress does not change

effective stress is reduced due to decrease in total stress only but pore water pressure does not change

effective stress and water content increase with depth but undrained strength decreases with depth

effective stress, water content and undrained strength decrease with depth

effective stress increases with depth but water content of soil and un-drained strength decrease with depth

effective stress and undrained strength increase with depth but water content decreases with depth

10°

7°

12°

17°

sum of the discharges from individual wells

less than the sum of the discharges from individual wells

equal to larger of the two discharges from individual wells

greater than the sum of the discharges from individual wells

0.18 m3/sec

0.00018 nrVsec

0.0045 m3/sec

0.1125 m3/sec

None of these

both effective stress and total stress

effective stress only

total stress only