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- Question
The ratio of the volume of water present in a given soil mass to the total volume of its voids, is known
Options- A. porosity
- B. void ratio
- C. percentage voids
- D. degree of saturation.
- Correct Answer
- degree of saturation.
- 1. In a purely cohesive soil, the critical centre lies at the intersection of
Options- A. perpendicular bisector of slope and the locus of the centre
- B. perpendicular drawn at l/3rd slope from toe and the locus of the centre
- C. perpendicular drawn at 2/3rd slope from toe and the locus of the centre
- D. directional angles
- E. none of these. Discuss
- 2. The total weight of a pycnometer with water and oven dried soil 20 (g) is 1600 g. The pycnometer filled with water alone weighs 1500 g. The specific gravity of the soil, is
Options- A. 1.0
- B. 1.5
- C. 2.0
- D. 2.5 Discuss
- 3. The phreatic line in an earth dam may be
Options- A. circular
- B. elliptical
- C. parabolic
- D. a straight line
- E. all the above. Discuss
- 4. The inventor of the term soil mechanics, was
Options- A. Kray
- B. Dr. Karl Terzaghi
- C. Leygue
- D. Fellenius. Discuss
- 5. A saturated soil sample has water content of 40% and specific gravity of soil particles 2.7. The void ratio of the soil, is
Options- A. 0.4
- B. 0.52
- C. 1.08
- D. none of these. Discuss
- 6. The angle of internal friction, is least for
Options- A. angular-grained loose sand
- B. angular -grained dense sand
- C. round-grained loose sand
- D. round-grained loose sand
- E. clays. Discuss
- 7. The reduction in volume of soil due to squeezing out of water from the voids, is termed
Options- A. primary consolidation
- B. primary compression
- C. primary time effect
- D. all the above. Discuss
- 8. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Options- A. A maximum value of dry density is obtained at optimum water content
- B. At low value of water content most soils tend to be stiff.
- C. At high water content, the dry density decreases with an increase of water content.
- D. An airless soil will have maximum possible value of dry density for the given water content
- E. All the above. Discuss
- 9. A pycnometer is used to determine
Options- A. voids ratio
- B. dry density
- C. water content
- D. density index. Discuss
- 10. Stoke's law does not hold good if the size of particle is smaller than
Options- A. 0.0002 mm
- B. 0.002 mm
- C. 0.02 mm
- D. 0.2 mm Discuss
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering problems
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Correct Answer: directional angles
Correct Answer: 2.0
Correct Answer: parabolic
Correct Answer: Dr. Karl Terzaghi
Correct Answer: 1.08
Correct Answer: clays.
Correct Answer: all the above.
Correct Answer: All the above.
Correct Answer: water content
Correct Answer: 0.0002 mm
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