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The maximum total settlement for raft foundation on clayey soils should be limited to
A 25 mm
B 25 to 40 mm
C 40 to 65 mm
D 65 to 100 mm
The most suitable equipment for compacting clayey soils is a
A smooth wheeled roller
B pneumatic tyred roller
C sheep foot roller
D vibrator
The maximum total settlement for isolated foundations on clayey soils should be limited to
A 25 mm
B 40 mm
C 65 mm
D 100 mm
If A is the area of the foundation of a retaining wall carrying a load W and retaining earth of weight 'w' per unit volume, the minimum depth (h) of the foundation from the free surface of the earth, is
A $${\text{h}} = \frac{{\text{W}}}{{{\text{Aw}}}}\left$$
B $${\text{h}} = \frac{{\text{W}}}{{{\text{Aw}}}}\left$$
C $${\text{h}} = \frac{{\text{W}}}{{{\text{Aw}}}}{\left^2}$$
D $${\text{h}} = \sqrt {\frac{{\text{W}}}{{{\text{Aw}}}}} {\left^2}$$
A swimming pool is initially filled to a depth of 96 inches. After 2 weeks, the depth has decreased to9212 inches. Assuming that the depth decreased at a constant rate, after how many days would the water depth have reached 9334 inches?
A 3
B 9
C 7
D 6
For better strength and stability, the fine grained soils and coarse grained soils are compacted respectively as
A dry of OMC and wet of OMC
B wet of OMC and dry of OMC
C wet of OMC and wet of OMC
D dry of OMC and dry of OMC where OMC is optimum moisture content
In case of foundations on black cotton soils, the most suitable method to increase the bearing capacity of soils is to
A Increase the depth of foundation
B Drain the soil
C Compact the soil
D Replace the poor soil
Which of the following methods is more suitable for the determination of permeability of clayey soil ?
A constant head method
B falling head method
C horizontal permeability test
D none of the above
The maximum permissible differential settlement, in case of foundations in clayey soil, is usually limited to
A 10 mm
B 20 mm
C 30 mm
D 40 mm
A slight ____-of the soils' setting rate caused the building's foundation to____, which led to the buildings being deemed unnusable.
A estimation, settle
B deviation, bulge
C miscalculation, shift
D permutation, stabilize

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