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- Question
The minimum water content at which the soil just begins to crumble when rolled into threads 3 mm in diameter, is known
Options- A. liquid limit
- B. plastic limit
- C. shrinkage limit
- D. permeability limit.
- Correct Answer
- plastic limit
- 1. The quantity of seepage of water through soils is proportional to
Options- A. coefficient of permeability of soil
- B. total head loss through the soil
- C. neither (a) nor (b)
- D. both (a) and (b). Discuss
- 2. When drainage is permitted under initially applied normal stress only and full primarily consolidation is allowed to take place, the test is known as
Options- A. quick test
- B. drained test
- C. consolidated undrained test
- D. none of these. Discuss
- 3. The clay soil mainly consists of
Options- A. Kaolinites .
- B. Montomorillonite
- C. Illites
- D. Vermiculite
- E. All the above. Discuss
- 4. The ultimate Settlement of a soil is directly proportional to:
Options- A. depth of the compressible soil strata
- B. compressive index
- C. void ratio
- D. both (a) and (b)
- E. none of these. Discuss
- 5. The liquid limit and plastic limit exist in
Options- A. sandy soils
- B. silty soils
- C. gravel soils
- D. clay soils. Discuss
- 6. If S, L and R are the arc length, long chord and radius of the sliding circle then the perpendicular distance of the line of the resultant cohesive force, is given by
Options- A.
- B.
- C.
- D. none of these. Discuss
- 7. Minimum size of the particles of silt soil, is
Options- A. 0.002 mm
- B. 0.04 mm
- C. 0.06 mm.
- D. 0.08 mm
- E. 1 mm Discuss
- 8. Pick up the correct statement from the following :
Options- A. In soils, the flow index indicates variation in shear strength with water content
- B. Liquid limit minus plastic limit, is known as plasticity index of the soil
- C. Plastic limit minus shrinkage limit, is known as shrinkage index of the soil
- D. The ratio of the plasticity index to the flow limit, is known as toughness index of the soil
- E. All the above. Discuss
- 9. Failure of the stability of slopes, generally occurs along
Options- A. slip plane
- B. a horizontal surface
- C. a curved surface
- D. all the surfaces. Discuss
- 10. Which one of the following statements is true?
Options- A. Clays are more porous than sands
- B. Pressure of organic matter in a soil decreases the bearing capacity of the soil
- C. Aluminous cement is used for foundations in soils with chemical deposits
- D. All the above. Discuss
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering problems
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Correct Answer: both (a) and (b).
Correct Answer: consolidated undrained test
Correct Answer: All the above.
Correct Answer: both (a) and (b)
Correct Answer: clay soils.
Correct Answer:
Correct Answer: 0.002 mm
Correct Answer: All the above.
Correct Answer: a curved surface
Correct Answer: All the above.
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