Civil Engineering MCQs

Soil Mechanics Questions with solutions MCQs

1. A stratified soil deposit consists of three layers. The permeabilities of the layers are 8.5 x 10-4, 38 x 10-4 and 12 x 10-4 cm/sec; the thickness of the layers are 6.2 m , 3.5 m and 10 m respectively. Then the average permeability of the deposit perpendicular to plane is ___________.

A

1.19 x 10-3 cm/sec

B

2.178 x 10-4 cm/sec

C

1.80 x 10-2 cm/sec

D

3.17 x 10-5 cm/sec 11/5/21, 1:55 PM View Question Paper 19/22

Soil Mechanics JE Civil 27 Oct 2021 (Shift 2)
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :

Option A is correct as per standard civil engineering principle.

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2. 11/5/21, 1:55 PM View Question Paper 14/22 During standard proctor compaction test, the mass of the soil and water content is found to be 1800 g and 13% respectively. If the volume of the proctor mould used is 1000 cm3 then the dry density of the soil sample is:

A

1.59 g/cm3

B

1.33 g/cm3

C

1.98 g/cm3

D

1.83 g/cm3

Soil Mechanics JE Civil 27 Oct 2021 (Shift 2)
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :

Dry density is calculated using weight, moisture and mould volume.

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3. Which one of the following is NOT a laboratory method used to determine shear strength of soil?

A

Triaxial shear test

B

Standard proctor test

C

Unconfined compression test

D

Direct shear test

Soil Mechanics JE Civil 27 Oct 2021 (Shift 2)
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

Option B is correct as per standard civil engineering principle.

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