Soils in Construction MCQ

1. What is Allowable Bearing Pressure?

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Correct Answer: The maximum bearing pressure that satisfies both bearing capacity and settlement criteria.

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2. What are Aeolian Deposits?

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Correct Answer: Wind-deposited material

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3. What is meant by adhesion?

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Correct Answer: Shearing resistance between soil and another material such as steel, concrete, etc., under zero externally applied pressure

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4. What is the Active Zone?

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Correct Answer: Layer of expansive soil subjected to shrinking and swelling

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5. What is meant by Absorbed Water?

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Correct Answer: Water held mechanically in a soil mass

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