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Q. The angle of internal friction of round-grained loose sand is about ?
✅ Correct Answer: (B)
25? to 30?
Q. For a sandy soil, the angle of internal friction is 30°. If the major principal stress is 50 kN/m² at failure, the corresponding minor principal stress will be ?
✅ Correct Answer: (B)
16.66 kN/m²
Q. The specific gravity of a soil is the ratio of unit weight of soil solids to that of water at a temperature of ?
✅ Correct Answer: (D)
36°C
Q. The uniformity co-efficient of soil is defined as the ratio of ?
✅ Correct Answer: (D)
D60 to D10
Q. The unconfined compressive strength of a very soft clay is ?
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
10 to 25 kN/m²
Q. When applying Darcy's law to soils, it is assumed that the ?
✅ Correct Answer: (D)
all of these
Q. A dry sand specimen is put through a triaxial test. The cell pressure is 50 kPa and the deviation stress at failure is 100 kPa. The angle of internal friction for the sand specimen is ?
✅ Correct Answer: (B)
30?
Q. The unit bearing capacity of footing in sand ?
✅ Correct Answer: (D)
increases with width of footing angle of internal friction
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