SSC JE Soil Mechanics objective questions and answers

41. Pneumatic tyred rollers are useful are compacting

   A.Cohensive soils

   B.Cohesionless soils

   C.Both (a) and (b)

   D.For soils in confined space

42. Quick sand is

   A.A type of sand

   B.A condition in which a cohesionless soil loses its strength because of upward flow of water

   C.A condition in which a cohesive soil loses its strength

   D.None of the above

43. In fine sands and silts, the most common type strucutre is

   A.Single grained

   B.Honey comb

   C.Flocculated

   D.Dispersed

44. The starting point of the horzontal drainage is usually taken as ............. of parabola

   A.Focus

   B.Origin

   C.Vertex

   D.Both (a) and (b)

45. In stability analysis, the term mobilised shear strength is referred to as

   A.Shear strength

   B.Maximum shear stress

   C.Applied shear stress

   D.None of the above

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