Q. The value of factor of safety used, for finding safe bearing capacity is __________

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Q. Which of the following pose a limitation to plate load test?

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Q. For a c-φ soil, Housel suggested which of the following expression?

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Q. For clay soil the value of n can be taken as _____________ in the absence of test data.

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Q. The two commonly used penetration tests are ____________

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Q. The values derived from penetration tests can be used for finding ____________

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Q. The observed value of N in static cone penetration test is corrected by _________

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Q. Correction for increasing effective overburden pressure have been proposed by ___________

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Q. The split tube used in static cone penetration test, is commonly known as ______________

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Q. The total blow required for the second and third 15 cm of penetration in standard penetration test is taken as ____________

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Q. The expression for C n as given by Lio and Whitman is _____________

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Q. The cone test is useful in determining the bearing capacity of ___________

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Q. The cone resistance qc, for sandy silt type of soil is __________

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Q. The analytical methods used for finding bearing capacity of footing is based on ___________

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Q. The effect of settlement on structure depends upon its ________

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Q. The vertical downward movement of the base of the structure is called __________

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Q. The allowable pressure, that should be selected for a maximum settlement is ____________

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Q. The maximum allowable settlement for warehouses are _________

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Q. According to National building code of India, the differential settlement can be kept within limits by __________

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Q. For simple spread footing on clayey soil, the differential settlement should not exceed __________

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