1.

Preset is a method to reduce the size of upper plates of sliding bearings in

order to save the material cost

2. Pick up the clay soil group which does not swell when wet from the following : Mite
group
3. Degree of saturation of a natural soil deposit having water content 15%,
specific gravity 2.50 and void ratio 0.5, is 75%
4. The ratio of the volume of voids to the volume of soil solids in a given soil
mass, is known Void ratio
5. According to Coulombs wedge theory, the active earth pressure slides the
wedge- down and outwards on a slip surface
6. When drainage is permitted under initially applied normal stress only and full
primarily consolidation is allowed to take place, the test is known as
consolidated undrained test
7. Minimum size of the particles of silt soil, is0.002 mm
8. Under-reamed piles are generally bored piles
9. The minimum water content at which the soil retains its liquid state and also
possesses a small shearing strength against flowing, is known liquid limit
10.The water content of soil is defined as the ratio of weight of water to weight
of solids of given mass of soil.
11.Rankines theory of active earth pressure assumes ground surface is a plane
which may be horizontal or inclined, back of the wall is vertical and smooth,
soil mass is homogeneous, dry and cohesionless

12. The lateral earth pressure on a retaining wall - proportional to the internal friction of
the soil

13. The maximum value of effective stress in the past divided by the present value, is
defined as over consolidation ratio (OCR). The O.C.R. of an over consolidated clay
is more than 1
14. If the failure of a finite slope occurs through the toe, it is known as toe failure.
15. The minimum water content at which the soil just begins to crumble when rolled
into threads 3 mm in diameter, is known plastic limit
16. Which one of the following statements is true ?, Clays are more porous than sands,
Aluminous cement is used for foundations in soils with chemical deposits, Pressure of
organic matter in a soil decreases the bearing capacity of the soil
17. The coefficient of compressibility of soil, is the ratio ofstrain to stress
18. The internal molecular attraction of a soil, the cohesionis more in well compacted
clays

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