Soil Mechanics
Strength of Materials
Concrete Technology
100
What is SBC?
It is Safe Bearing Capacity of soil
100
The law which states that within elastic limits strain produced is proportional to the stress producing it is known as
Hooke’s law
100
What is the factor of safety?
Factor of safety is the ratio of ultimate stress to the permissible stress.
200
Define Compaction
It is the process to improve the density of soil
200
Limit of proportionality depends upon
proportionality limit
200
Concrete is filled in how many layers in slump cone in slump test.
4 layers
300
What is settlement?
It is the effect of soil due to the applicationof load
300
Modulus of elasticity, E is calculated using:
E=5000
300
How many hoppers are there in compaction factor test?
There are 2 hoppers and 1 cylinder in the apparatus
400
What is cohesion?
Molecular attraction between similar particles
400
Tensile strength is found out using:
Split tensile test
400
The result of Vee-Bee test is expressed in terms of:
seconds
500
Seepage velocity of soil is same as that of darcy velocity. True or false
False
500
The size of a commonly used specimen for compression test is:
150mm by 150mm by 150mm
500
Flexure strength is determined as:
Modulus of rupture