| 1. | The soil transported by wind is called ? | |
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aeolian soil
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marine soil
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alluvial soil
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lacustrine soil
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Report Question| 2. | According to Stoke's law, the velocity at which grains settle out of suspension, all other factors being equal, is dependent upon ? | |
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shape of the grain
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weight of the grain
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size of the grain
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all of these
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| 3. | The soil transported by running water is called ? | |
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aeolian soil
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marine soil
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alluvial soil
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lacustrine soil
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| 4. | A civil engineer is concerned mainly with ........ top mantle of soil in dealing with small and medium sized projects ? | |
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2 to 5 m
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5 to 8 m
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8 to 10 m
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10 to 15 m
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| 5. | The high density of the soil placed in a fill is desired in order to ? | |
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increase its shear resistance
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reduce future settlements
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reduce percolation through the fill
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all of these
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| 6. | If the pores of a soil are completely full of air only, the soil is said to be ? | |
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wet soil
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dry soil
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fully saturated soil
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partially saturated soil
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| 7. | A dry soil sample weighing 100 g has volume of 60 ml and specific gravity 2.5. Its void ratio ? | |
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0.4
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0.5
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0.6
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0.8
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| 8. | The property of a soil which is of great importance in finding settlement of structures, is ? | |
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permeability
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shear strength
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consolidation
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compressibility
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| 9. | The bearing capacity of a soil depends upon ? | |
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grain size of the soil
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size of the footing
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shape of the footing
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all of these
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| 10. | The flow index in soils indicates the ? | |
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ratio of liquid limit to plastic limit
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variation of liquid limit
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variation of plastic limit
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shear strength variation with water content
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