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96. In the triaxial compression test, the application of additional axial stress (i.e. deviator stress) on the soil specimen produces shear stress on

A. horizontal plane only

B. vertical plane only

C. both horizontal and vertical planes

D. all planes except horizontal and vertical planes

Explanation:

97. Rankine's theory of earth pressure assumes that the back of the wall is

A. plane and smooth

B. plane and rough

C. vertical and smooth

D. vertical and rough

Explanation:

98. If a cohesive soil specimen is subjected to a vertical compressive load, the inclination of the cracks to the horizontal is

A. 90�

B. 45�

C. 22.5�

D. 0�

Explanation:

99. In a consolidated drained test on a normally consolidated clay, the volume of the soil sample during shear

A. decreases

B. increases

C. remains unchanged

D. first increases and then decreases

Explanation:

100. 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

Explanation: