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W is the weight of soil having a moisture content ?. If V is the volume of proctor's mould, the dry density of the soil is
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- 1. For a homogeneous earth dam 50 m high having 2 m free broad, a flow net was constructed and the results were : Number of potential drops = 2.4 Number of flow channels = 0.4. If coefficiency of permeability of the dam mateiral is 3 x 10-3 cm3/sec, the discharge per metre length of dam, is
Options- A. 12 x 10-5 m3/sec
- B. 24 x 10-3 m3/sec
- C. 6 x 10-5 m3/sec
- D. 24 x 10-5 m3/sec Discuss
- 2. The equation ? = C + ? tan ? is given by
Options- A. Rankine
- B. Coulomb
- C. Culaman
- D. Mohr. Discuss
- 3. For determing the specific gravity of soil solids, using a pycnometer of 500 cc., the following data is available : Weight of dry empty pycnometer = 125 g Weight of dried soil and pycnometer = 500 g Weight of dried soil and distilled = 850 g water filled in pycnometer up to top The specific gravity of soil soilds, is
Options- A. 2.0
- B. 2.25
- C. 2.50
- D. 2.75 Discuss
- 4. Pick up the correct statement from the following :
Options- A. To an agriculturist, soil is the substance existing on the earth's surface, which grows and develops plants
- B. To a geologist, soil is the material in a relatively thin surface zone within which roots occur, and rest of the crust is termed as rock irrespective of hardness
- C. To an engineer, soil is the unaggregated and uncemented deposits of minerals and organic particles covering the earth's crust
- D. All the above. Discuss
- 5. The compressibility of clays, is caused due to:
Options- A. expulsion of double layer water from in between the grains
- B. sliping of particles to new positions of greater density
- C. bending of particles as elastic sheets
- D. all the above. Discuss
- 6. The maximum water content at which a reduction in water content does not cause a decrease in volume of a soil mass, is known
Options- A. liquid limit
- B. plastic limit
- C. shrinkage limit
- D. permeability limit. Discuss
- 7. The fundamental equation of air content (ac), degree of saturation (Sr) and void ratio (e), is
Options- A. ac =
- B. ac =
- C. ac =
- D. ac =
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- 8. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Options- A. O.M.C. refers to the moisture corresponding to the maximum point on the moisture content dry density curve
- B. The line which shows moisture content dry density relation for soil containing a constant percentage of air voids, is known as air void line
- C. The weight of hammer used for compaction test is 25 kg
- D. The free fall of hammer for compaction is 30.5 cm
- E. All the above. Discuss
- 9. Negative skin friction on piles
Options- A. is caused due to relative settlement of the soil
- B. is caused in soft clays
- C. decreases the pile capacity
- D. all of the above. Discuss
- 10. If a soil undergoes a change in shape and volume by application of external loads over it, but recovers its shape and volume immediately after removal of the load, the property of the soil is said to be
Options- A. Resilience of soils
- B. Elasticity of soils
- C. Compressibility of soils
- D. None of these. Discuss
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