Q. The maximum shear stress τmax, for a soil mass is equal to ___________

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Q. The normal stresses acting on planes of the soil are known as _____________

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Q. Stress component on planes of a loaded soil mass depends upon ____________

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Q. The curve obtained by plotting the normal and shear stress is called as ___________

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Q. Which of the following is coulomb’s strength equation?

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Q. The critical shear stress causing failure of material depends upon ____________

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Q. Theory of failure, was first proposed by ____________

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Q. The Mohr-Coulomb theory can be expressed algebraically by which of the following equation?

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Q. According to Coulomb, the relationship between shear strength and normal stress could be represented by _________

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Q. Mohr envelope can be considered to be straight if the angle of internal friction φ is assumed to be __________

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Q. Which of the following stresses does not have any influence on strength of a material?

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Q. The parameter φ in coulomb’s equation “S = c + σ tan φ”, represents ___________

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Q. Shearing resistance can be determined in the laboratory by _________ methods.

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Q. Which of the following shear test is developed based on drainage conditions?

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Q. The direct shear test can also be called as ___________

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Q. The commonly used apparatus used for performing shear box test is ___________

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Q. To conduct un-drained test, which of the following is used?

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Q. The drained test is also known as ___________

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Q. Which of the following is a disadvantage of the shear box test?

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Q. The shearing of cohesive soil in drained test requires ___________ days.

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