logo

CuriousTab

CuriousTab

Discussion


Home Civil Engineering Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering Comments

  • Question
  • The ratio of volume of air voids to the volume of total voids, is known as


  • Options
  • A. air content
  • B. percentage air voids
  • C. percentage voids
  • D. porosity.

  • Correct Answer
  • air content 


  • Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering problems


    Search Results


    • 1. An unsaturated 100 cm3 sample of soil weighs 190 g. If its dried weight is 160 g, water content of the soil, is

    • Options
    • A. 0.188
    • B. 0.288
    • C. 0.388
    • D. 0.488
    • E. 0.588
    • Discuss
    • 2. According to Rankine's fromula, the minimum depth of foundation

    • Options
    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
    • Discuss
    • 3. If G is specific gravity of sand particles, e is porosity, the critically hydraulic gradient

    • Options
    • A. ic =
    • B. ic =
    • C. ic =
    • D. ic =
    • Discuss
    • 4. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

    • Options
    • A. When stress decreases, void, ratio decreases
    • B. When stress decreases, coefficient of permeability decreases
    • C. When stress decreases, coefficient of volume change decreases
    • D. When stress decreases void ratio, co-effi-cients of per-meability and volume change decrease.
    • Discuss
    • 5. The bearing capacity of a soil depends upon

    • Options
    • A. size of the particles
    • B. shape of the particles
    • C. cohesive properties of particles
    • D. internal frictional resistance of particles
    • E. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 6. A soil sample of mass specific gravity 1.92, has a moisture content 30%. If the specific gravity of solids is 2.75, the void ratio, is

    • Options
    • A. 0.858
    • B. 0.860
    • C. 0.862
    • D. 0.864
    • Discuss
    • 7. If the natural moisture content, the liquid limit and plastic limit of a soil sample are stated as 30.5%, 42.5% and 22.5% respectively, the ratio of liquidity index and plastic index, is

    • Options
    • A.
    • B.
    • C. 2
    • D.
    • Discuss
    • 8. A soil mass is said to be in plastic equilibrium if

    • Options
    • A. it is stressed to maximum
    • B. it is on the verge of failure
    • C. it is in plastic stage
    • D. it starts flowing.
    • Discuss
    • 9. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

    • Options
    • A. The object of classifying soils is to arrange them into groups according to their properties and behaviour
    • B. A soil classification system is meant to provide an accepted and systematic method of describing the various types of soils eliminating personal factors
    • C. The first category of soil classification is based on grain size of the soil
    • D. The second category of soil classification is based on fine as well as coarse grains
    • E. All the above.
    • Discuss
    • 10. The property of a soil which allows it to be deformed rapidly without rupture, elastic rebound and also a volume change, is known

    • Options
    • A. porosity
    • B. plasticity
    • C. permeability
    • D. ductility.
    • Discuss


    Comments

    There are no comments.

Enter a new Comment