| 1. | The particle size range is measured by ? | |
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effective size
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curvature coefficient
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uniformity coefficient
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none of these
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Report Question| 2. | The lateral earth pressure is ? | |
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directly proportional to the depth of soil
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inversely proportional to the depth of soil
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directly proportional to the square of the depth
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inversely proportional to the square of the depth of soil
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| 3. | Gravel and sand is a ? | |
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cohesive coarse grained soil
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cohesive line grained soil
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non-cohesive coarse grained soil
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non-cohesive fine grained soil
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| 4. | The critical height in the stability of soil is the ? | |
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minimum height at which it is possible for the sloped bank of soil to be stable
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maximum height at which it is possible for the sloped bank of soil to be stable
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minimum vertical height of the soil in an open excavation
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maximum vertical height of the soil is an open excavation
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| 5. | The water content ratio of a soil is defined as the ratio of the ? | |
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weight of water to the weight of solids
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volume of water to the volume of voids in the soil mass
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total volume of voids to the volume of soil solids
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total volume of voids to the total volume of soil
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| 6. | The maximum unit pressure that a soil can withstand without rupture in shear or without excessive settlement of the structure, is called ? | |
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allowable bearing pressure
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safe bearing capacity
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ultimate bearing capacity
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bearing capacity
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| 7. | Consolidation and compressibility of soil ? | |
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is a measure of the ability of soil to allow the water to pass through its pores
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is a measure of the ability of soil to bear stresses without failure
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deals with changes in volume of pores in a soil under load
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any one of the above
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| 8. | The plastic limit of a soil is defined as the ? | |
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limit of water that makes the soil to flow
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amount of water content which makes the soil to go into the liquid state
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amount of water content which makes the soil to go into the solid state from the liquid state
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minimum amount of water content which makes the soil to be rolled into 3 mm diameter threads
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| 9. | A soil sample is having a specific gravity of 2.60 and a void ratio of 0.78. The water content Soil in percentage required to fully saturate the soil at that void ratio will be ? | |
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10
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30
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50
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70
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| 10. | Flow lines and equipotential lines are ? | |
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perpendicular to each other
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parallel to each other
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intersecting lines at 90° to each other
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intersecting lines at 45° to each other
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