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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
The bearing capacity of a water logged soil can be improved by
A Compacting the soil
B Draining the soil
C Increasing the depth of foundation
D Grouting
The bearing capacity of a water logged soil, may be improved by
A Grouting
B Chemical action
C Drainage
D Compaction
The frictional torque transmitted in a flat pivot bearing, considering uniform wear, is (where μ = Coefficient of friction, W = Load over the bearing and R = Radius of bearing surface)
A $$\frac{1}{2}$$μWR
B $$\frac{2}{3}$$μWR
C $$\frac{3}{4}$$μWR
D μWR
When the bearing is subjected to large fluctuations of load and heavy impacts, the bearing characteristic number should be _________ the bearing modulus.
A 10 times
B 5 times
C 15 times
D 20 times
If p = bearing pressure on projected bearing area, Z = absolute viscosity of lubricant and N = speed of journal, then the bearing characteristic number is given by
A $$\frac{{{\text{ZN}}}}{{\text{p}}}$$
B $$\frac{{\text{p}}}{{{\text{ZN}}}}$$
C $$\frac{{\text{Z}}}{{{\text{pN}}}}$$
D $$\frac{{\text{N}}}{{{\text{Zp}}}}$$
Rise of water table in cohesionless soils upto ground surface reduces the net ultimate bearing capacity approximately by
A 25%
B 50%
C 75%
D 90%
In soils possessing low bearing capacity, the type of foundation generally provided, is
A Column footing
B Grillage footing
C Raft footing
D All the above
In the plate loading test for determining the bearing capacity of soil, the size of square bearing plate should be
A less than 300 mm
B between 300 mm and 750 mm
C between 750 mm and 1 m
D greater than 1 m
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

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