1. defined as the uncemented aggregate
taj mahal was constructed in 17th
of mineral grains and decayed
organic matter (solid particles) with
liquid and gas in the empty spaces
between the solid particles.
2. is used as a construction material in
various civil engineering projects,
and it supports structural
foundations.
3. To __ soil is the material in the top
thin zone within which roots
occur
4. To __soil is the top thin layer of
earth within which organic forces are
predominant and which is
responsible for the support of plant
life.
5. To__ soil includes all earth
6. materials, organic and inorganic,
occurring in the zone overlying the
rock crust.
7. is the application of the principles of
soil mechanics to practical problems.
8. the subdiscipline of civil engineering
that involves natural materials found
close to the surface of the earth
9. branch of science that deals with the
study of the physical properties of
soil and the behavior of soil masses
subjected to various types of forces.
10. built three or four thousand years ago
still exist though the design of the
foundations were not based on any
presently known principles
11. built notable engineering structures
such as harbors, breakwaters,
aqueducts, bridges, large public
buildings and a vast network of
durable and excellent roads
12. used for many of the foundations
13. completed in Italy during the 14th
century is still a center of tourist
attraction
14. marvel of engineering achievement
is the construction of the famed
mausoleum outside the city of Agra
15.
century by ___ to commemorate his
favorite wife_____
16. The mausoleum is built on the bank
of the river
17. have been used for the foundations
of taj mahal
18. first rational approach for the
computation of earth pressures on
retaining walls was formulated by
19. Coulomb proposed a theory in 1776
called the
20. extended Coulomb' s theory by
giving an elegant graphical method
for finding the magnitude of earth
pressure on walls
21. gave the Coulomb-Poncelet theory a
geometrical formulation
22. gave an equation for determining the
terminal velocity of solid particles
falling in liquids
23. Stress Circles are extensively used in
the study of shear strength o f soils
according to
24. proposed a theory for determining
stress distribution under loaded areas
in a semi-infinite, elastic,
homogeneous, and isotropic medium
25. Swedish scientist, proposed simple
tests for determining the consistency
limits of cohesive soils
26. headed a Swedish Geotechnical
Commission for determining the
causes of failure of many railway
and canal embankments
27. was the outcome of Fellenius (1927 )
investigation which was published in
1927 .
28. laid down definite procedures in his
book published in 1925 for
determining properties and the
strength characteristics of soils
29. This book represents the first attempt
to treat Soil Mechanics on the basis
of the physical properties of soils
30. the Father o f Soil Mechanics
note: He was born on October 2,
1883 in Prague and died on October
25, 1963 in Winchester,
Massachusetts, USA. His amazing
career is well documented i n the
book 'From Theory to Practice in
Soil Mechanics'.
31. deals with the design of various
types of substructures under different
soil and environmental conditions.
32. , soils are formed by
33. ________ dictated primarily by the
minerals that constitute the soil
particles and, hence, the rock from
which it is derived.
34. form the solid phase of a soil
aggregate are the product of rock
weathering
35. what are the physical properties of soil
36. formed by the solidification of
molten magma ejected from deep
within the earth’s mantle
37. Sometimes magma ceases its
mobility below the earth’s surface
and cools to form intrusive igneous
rocks that are called
38. formed in the past may be exposed at
the surface as a result of the
continuous process of erosion of the
materials that once covered them.
39. is the process of breaking down
rocks by mechanical and chemical
processes into smaller pieces.
40. the process of chemical
decomposition of the original rock.
In the case of mechanical
weathering, the rock breaks into
smaller pieces without a change in its
chemical composition.
41. the process by which rocks are
broken into smaller and smaller
pieces by physical forces, including
running water, wind, ocean waves,
glacier ice, frost, and expansion and
contraction caused by the gain and
loss of heat.
42. The resulting soil deposits
43. soils stay where they were formed
and cover the rock surface from
which they derive
44. soils are found in areas where the
rate of weathering is more than the
rate at which the weathered materials
are carried away by transporting
agents
45. Residual soils on a steep natural
slope can move slowly downward,
and this is usually referred to as
46. When the downward soil movement
is sudden and rapid, it is called a
47. The soil deposits formed by
landslides are
48. highly saturated, loose sandy residual
soils, on relatively flat slopes, move
downward like a viscous liquid and
come to rest in a more dense
condition.
49. lake) deposits,
50. soil deposited by running water
51. SOIL deposited by glaciers
52. SOIL deposited by the wind, marine
soils formed by deposition in the sea
53. The valley floor in which a river
meanders is referred to as the
54. derived from the Greek work
maiandros, after the Maiandros (now
Menderes) River in Asia, famous for
its winding course
55. soil from the bank is continually
eroded from the points where it is
concave in shape and is deposited at
points where the bank is convex in
shape
56. abandoned meander, when filled
with water, is called
57. The sand and silt-size particles
carried by the river are deposited
along the banks to form ridges
known as
58. Finer soil particles consisting of silts
and clays are carried by the water
farther onto the floodplains. These
particles settle at different rates to
form
59. is a general term usually applied to
the deposits
60. Unstratified deposits laid down by
melting glaciers are referred to as
61. The landforms that developed from
the deposits of till are called
62. is a ridge of till that marks the
maximum limit of a glacier’s
advance
63. are ridges of till developed behind
the terminal moraine at varying
distances apart.
64. The till deposited by the glacier
between the moraines is referred to
as
65. Ground moraines constitute large
areas of the central United States and
are called
66. The sand, silt, and gravel that are
67. carried by the melting water from the
front of a glacier are called
68. In a pattern similar to that of braided-
stream deposits, the melted water
deposits the outwash, forming
69. Deposits of windblown sand
generally take the shape
70. As dunes are formed, the sand is
blown over the crest by the wind.
Beyond the crest, the sand particles
roll down the slope. The process
tends to form a
71. loose deposit on___ of the dune
72. aeolian deposit consisting of silt and
silt-sized particles
73. soils are usually found in low-lying
areas where the water table is near or
above the ground surface
74. Rocks of this type are classified as
chemical sedimentary rock.
75. is the process of changing the
composition and texture of rocks
(without melting) by heat and
pressure.
76. is a metamorphic rock, which is
derived from slate with further
metamorphism being subjected to
heat greater than 250 to 300
77. metamorphism of shales and
mudstones results in slate
78. a type of metamorphic rock derived
from several igneous, sedimentary,
and low-grade metamorphic rocks
with a well-foliated texture and
visible flakes of platy and micaceous
minerals.
79. generally contains large quantities of
quartz and feldspar as well.
80. from calcite and dolomite by
recrystallization.
81. a metamorphic rock formed from
quartz-rich sandstones
82. are pieces of rocks with occasional
particles of quartz, feldspar, and
other minerals
83. are mostly flake-shaped microscopic
and submicroscopic particles of mica
84. are the microscopic soil fractions that
consist of very fine quartz grains and
some flake-shaped particles that are
fragments of micaceous minerals
85. particles are made mostly of quartz
and feldspar. Other mineral grains
may also be present at times.
86. commonly used to indicate the in situ
denseness or looseness of granular
soil.
87. is the determination of the size range
of particles present in a soil,
expressed as a percentage of the total
dry weight.
88. consists of shaking the soil sample
through a set of sieves that have
progressively smaller openings.
89. based on the principle of
sedimentation of soil grains in water.
90. defifined as the moisture content in
percent,
91. difference between the liquid limit
and the plastic limit of a soil,
92. The moisture content, in percent, at
which the volume of the soil mass
ceases to change is defined as the
93.