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  • The ratio of the weight of water to the weight of solids in a given mass of soil, is known


  • Options
  • A. porosity
  • B. specific gravity
  • C. void ratio
  • D. water content.

  • Correct Answer
  • water content. 


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    • 1. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

    • Options
    • 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.
    • Discuss
    • 2. 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

    • Options
    • A. 1
    • B. 2
    • C. 3
    • D. 4
    • Discuss
    • 3. The Mohr's straight theory is based on the following fact :

    • Options
    • 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.
    • Discuss
    • 4. Hydrometer readings are corrected for:

    • Options
    • A. temperature correction
    • B. meniscus correction
    • C. dispersing agent correction
    • D. meniscus and dispersing agent corrections
    • E. temperature, meniscus and dispersing agent corrections.
    • Discuss
    • 5. 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.
    • Discuss
    • 6. A flow net may be utilised for the determination of

    • Options
    • A. exit gradient
    • B. seepage
    • C. hydrostatic pressure
    • D. seepage pressure
    • E. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 7. The neutral stress in a soil mass is

    • Options
    • A. force per neutral area
    • B. force per effective area
    • C. stess taken up by the pore water
    • D. stress taken up by solid particles.
    • Discuss
    • 8. A triaxial shear test is prefered to direct shear test, because

    • Options
    • A. it can be performed under all three driange conditions with complete control
    • B. precise measurement of pore pressure and change in volume during test, is not posible
    • C. stress distribution on the failure plane, is non uniform
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 9. A plane inclined at an angle ? to the horizontal at which the soil is expected to stay in the absence of any lateral support, is known as

    • Options
    • A. natural slope line
    • B. repose line
    • C. the ? line
    • D. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 10. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

    • Options
    • A. The permeability of the coarse-grained soils may be reduced by grouting.
    • B. The process of injecting fluids (i.e. grouts) into the pores space of the soil, is called grouting.
    • C. The grouting increases the soil strength.
    • D. All the above.
    • Discuss


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