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  • Hydrometer readings are corrected for:


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  • A. temperature correction
  • B. meniscus correction
  • C. dispersing agent correction
  • D. meniscus and dispersing agent corrections
  • E. temperature, meniscus and dispersing agent corrections.

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  • temperature, meniscus and dispersing agent corrections. 


  • Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering problems


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    • 1. Tergazhi's theory of one dimensional consolidation assumes

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    • A. soil is homogeneous and fully saturated
    • B. water and soil particles are incompressible
    • C. deformation of the soil, is entirely due to change in volume
    • D. Darcey's law for the velocity of flow of water through soil, is perfectly valid
    • E. all the above.
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    • 2. A direct shear test possesses the following disadvantage:

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    • A. A relatively thin thickness of sample permits quick drainage
    • B. A relatively thin thickness of sample permits quick dissipation of pore pressure developed during the test
    • C. As the test progresses the area under shear, gradually changes
    • D. none of these.
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    • 3. If voids ratio is 0.67, water content is 0.188 and specific gravity is 2.68, the degree of saturation of the soil, is

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    • A. 25%
    • B. 40%
    • C. 60%
    • D. 75%
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    • 4. The degree of saturation of the soil sample stated in Question No. 11.243, is

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    • A. 54%
    • B. 64%
    • C. 74%
    • D. 84%
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    • 5. 'Talus' is the soil transported by

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    • A. wind
    • B. water
    • C. glacier
    • D. gravitational force.
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    • 6. The Mohr's straight theory is based on the following fact :

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    • A. Material fails essentially by shear
    • B. Ultimate strength of the material is determined by the stress in the plane of slip
    • C. Failure criterion is independent of the intermediate principal stress
    • D. All the above.
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    • 7. Through a point in a loaded soil mass, there exists n typical planes mutually orthogonal on which the stress is wholly normal and no shear stress acts, if n is

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    • A. 1
    • B. 2
    • C. 3
    • D. 4
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    • 8. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

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    • A. The range of water content between the liquid limit and plastic limit, is called plasticity index.
    • B. The ratio of the liquid limit minus the natural water content to the plasticity index of soils, is called consistency index
    • C. The ratio of natural water content minus its plastic limit to its plasticity index is called liquidity index
    • D. The ratio between plasticity index and flow index (i.e. slope of flow curve in case of liquid limit), is called toughness index
    • E. All the above.
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    • 9. The ratio of the weight of water to the weight of solids in a given mass of soil, is known

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    • A. porosity
    • B. specific gravity
    • C. void ratio
    • D. water content.
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    • 10. A flow net may be utilised for the determination of

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    • A. exit gradient
    • B. seepage
    • C. hydrostatic pressure
    • D. seepage pressure
    • E. all the above.
    • Discuss


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