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The ratio of settlement at any time 't' to the final settlement, is known as
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A. co-efficient of consolidation
B. degree of consolidation
C. consolidation index
D. consolidation of undisturbed soil.

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degree of consolidation

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1. 260 g of wet soil was taken in a pycnometer jar of weight 400 g in order to find the moisture content in the soil, with specific gravity of soil particles 2.75. The weight of soil and remaining water filled in pycnometer without air bubbles was 1415 g and the weight of pycnometer filled with water alone was 1275 g. The moisture content in the soil is
Options
A. 24.2%
B. 18.2%
C. 53.8%
D. none of these.

2. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Options
A. Kaolinite is most stable clay
B. Kaolinite shows a very little sign of swelling on wetting
C. Kaolinite when wet, becomes moderately plastic because negative electro magnetic charges on platelets attrack water
D. Kaolinite is also called China clay
E. All the above.

4. Buoyant unit weight equals the saturated density
Options
A. multiplied by unit weight of water
B. divided by unit weight of water
C. plus unit weight of water
D. minus unit weight of water.

5. A pile is being driven with a drop hammer weighing 1800 kg and having a free fall of 1.00 m. If the penetration with last blow is 5 mm, the load carrying capacity of the pile, -according to the Engineering News formula, is
Options
A. 100 tonnes
B. 50 tonnes
C. 20 tonnes
D. 10 tonnes.

6. Pick up the in-correct statement from the following: The soils which contain montmorillonite minerals
Options
A. swell more when wet
B. shrink more when dry
C. possess high plasticity
D. possess high coefficient of internal coefficient
E. None of these.

8. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Options
A. The property of a soil that enables it to become stiff in a relatively short time on standing is called thixotropy
B. The ratio of shear strength in natural state to the remoulded shear strength under undrained conditions, is called degree of sensitivity.
C. The difference between the undisturbed shear strength and remoulded shear strength is known remoulding loss
D. The tendency of dense sand to expand on application of shearing load, is known as dilatancy
E. All the above.

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