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  • A moist soil sample weighing 108 g has a volume of 60 cc. If water content is 25% and value of G = 2.52, the void ratio is


  • Options
  • A. 0.55
  • B. 0.65
  • C. 0.75
  • D. 0.80

  • Correct Answer
  • 0.75 

    • Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering problems

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    • 1. Transporting and redepositing soils, is done by

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    • A. water
    • B. glacier
    • C. gravity
    • D. wind
    • E. all the above.
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    • 2. Fundamental relationship between dry density (?d), specific gravity (G), water content (?) and percentage of air voids (na) is :

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    • A. ?d =
    • B. ?d =
    • C. ?d =
    • D. ?d =
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    • 3. The compression resulting from a long term static load and consequent escape of pore water, is known as

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    • A. compaction
    • B. consolidation
    • C. swelling
    • D. none of these.
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    • 4. Maximum size of clay particles, is :

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    • A. 0.002 mm
    • B. 0.04 mm
    • C. 0.06 mm
    • D. 0.08 mm
    • E. 1 mm
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    • 5. 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

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    • A. Resilience of soils
    • B. Elasticity of soils
    • C. Compressibility of soils
    • D. None of these.
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    • 6. An infinite slope is inclined at angle i and has its angle of internal friction ?, the stability number Sa, is

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    • A.
    • B.
    • C. (tan i - tan ?) cos2 i
    • D. (tan i - tan ?) sin2 i
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    • 7. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

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    • A. The phenomenon of quicksand generally occurs in the cohesionless soil
    • B. At critical hydraulic gradient, the saturated sand becomes quick
    • C. The critical gradient depends on the void ratio and the specific gravity
    • D. The quick sand occurs more in fine sand and silt than coarse material
    • E. All the above.
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    • 8. If the unit weight of sand particles is 2.696 g/cc. and porosity in loose state is 44%, the critical hydraulic gradient for quick sand condition, is

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    • A. 0.91
    • B. 0.92
    • C. 0.93
    • D. 0.94
    • E. 0.95
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    • 9. Darcy's law is applicable to seepage if a soil is

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    • A. homogeneous
    • B. isotropic
    • C. incompressible
    • D. all the above.
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    • 10. Through a point in a loaded soil, the principal stress is maximum on

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    • A. minor principal plane
    • B. intermediate principal plane
    • C. major principal plane
    • D. none of these.
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