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- Question
During seepage through a soil, direction of seepage is always
Options- A. parallel to equipotential lines
- B. perpendicular to stream lines
- C. perpendicular to equipotential lines
- D. none of these.
- Correct Answer
- perpendicular to equipotential lines
- 1. The density of soil can be increased
Options- A. by reducing the space occupied by air
- B. by elastic compression of soil grains
- C. by expelling water from pores
- D. All the above. Discuss
- 2. The intensity of active earth pressure at a depth of 10 metres in dry cohesionless sand with an angle of internal friction of 30° and with a weight of 1.8 t/m3, is
Options- A. 4 t/m2
- B. 5 t/m2
- C. 6 t/m2
- D. 7 t/m2
- E. 8 t/m2 Discuss
- 3. A grillage foundation
Options- A. is provided for heavily loaded isolated columns
- B. is treated as spread foundation
- C. consists of two sets of perpendicularly placed steel beams
- D. all the above. Discuss
- 4. A soil not fully consolidated under the existing over-burden pressure, is called
Options- A. pre-consolidated
- B. normally consolidated
- C. under-consolidated
- D. none of these. Discuss
- 5. The pressure that builds up in pore water due to load increment on the soil, is termed
Options- A. excess pore pressure
- B. excess hydrostatic pressure
- C. hydrodynamic pressure
- D. all the above. Discuss
- 6. The specific gravity of Calcite is
Options- A. 2.65
- B. 2.72
- C. 2.85
- D. 2.90 Discuss
- 7. The water content in a soil sample when it continues to loose weight without loosing the volume, is called
Options- A. Shrinkage limit
- B. Plastic limit
- C. liquid limit
- D. semi-solid limit. Discuss
- 8. The angle of internal friction of clays, is usually
Options- A. 0° to 5°
- B. 5° to 20°
- C. 20° to 30°
- D. 30° to 45° Discuss
- 9. If Cs is the expansion index in Q. 11.165, the empirical formula given by Terzaghi, is
Options- A. e = e0 - Cd log10 ?'/?0'
- B. e = e0 + Cd log10 ?'/?0'
- C. e0 = e - Cd log10 ?'/?0'
- D. e° = e + Cd log10 ?'/?0' Discuss
- 10. The bulk density of the soil sample stated in Q. No. 11.243, is
Options- A. 1.4 g/cc
- B. 1.6 g/cc
- C. 1.8 g/cc
- D. 2.0 g/cc Discuss
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Correct Answer: All the above.
Correct Answer: 6 t/m2
Correct Answer: all the above.
Correct Answer: under-consolidated
Correct Answer: all the above.
Correct Answer: 2.72
Correct Answer: Shrinkage limit
Correct Answer: 5° to 20°
Correct Answer: e = e0 + Cd log10 ?'/?0'
Correct Answer: 1.8 g/cc
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