98) In the triaxial compression test, the application of additional axial stress (i.e. deviator stress) on the soil specimen produces shear stress on

horizontal plane only

vertical plane only

both horizontal and vertical planes

all planes except horizontal and vertical planes

Answer is:

all planes except horizontal and vertical planes

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99) In a triaxial compression test when drainage is allowed during the first stage (i. e. application of cell pressure) only and not during the second stage (i.e. application of deviator stress at constant cell pressure), the test is known as

consolidated drained test

consolidated undrained test

unconsolidated drained test

unconsolidated undrained test

Answer is:

consolidated undrained test

100) During the first stage of triaxial test when the cell pressure is increased from 0.10 N/mm2 to 0.26 N/mm2, the pore water pressure increases from 0.07 N/mm2 to 0.15 ″N/mm2. Skempton′s pore pressure parameter B is

0.5

-0.5

-2

Answer is:

0.5

101) Sensitivity of a soil can be defined as

percentage of volume change of soil under saturated condition

ratio of compressive strength of unconfined undisturbed soil to that of soil in a remoulded state

ratio of volume of voids to volume of solids

none of the above

Answer is:

ratio of compressive strength of unconfined undisturbed soil to that of soil in a remoulded state

102) Rankine′s theory of earth pressure assumes that the back of the wall is

plane and smooth

plane and rough

vertical and smooth

vertical and rough

Answer is:

vertical and smooth

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98) In the triaxial compression test, the application of additional axial stress (i.e. deviator stress) on the soil specimen produces shear stress on

all planes except horizontal and vertical planes

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99) In a triaxial compression test when drainage is allowed during the first stage (i. e. application of cell pressure) only and not during the second stage (i.e. application of deviator stress at constant cell pressure), the test is known as

consolidated undrained test

100) During the first stage of triaxial test when the cell pressure is increased from 0.10 N/mm2 to 0.26 N/mm2, the pore water pressure increases from 0.07 N/mm2 to 0.15 ″N/mm2. Skempton′s pore pressure parameter B is

0.5

101) Sensitivity of a soil can be defined as

ratio of compressive strength of unconfined undisturbed soil to that of soil in a remoulded state

102) Rankine′s theory of earth pressure assumes that the back of the wall is

vertical and smooth

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