| 1. | The void ratio for saturated soil is equal to the ........... of water content and specific of solids ? | |
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sum
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difference
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product
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ratio
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Report Question| 2. | The vertical deformation of soil mass consists of ? | |
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deformation of soil grains
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compression of pore fluid
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reduction of pore space
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all of these
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| 3. | According to Indian standards, the dispersing solution used in pipette method, for the determination of size of particle consists of ? | |
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7 g sodium carbonate, 43 g sodium hexameta-phosphate and 1 litre distilled water
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7 g sodium carbonate, 33 g sodium hexameta-phosphate and 1 litre distilled water
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7 g sodium carbonate, 23 g sodium hexameta-phosphate and 1 litre distilled water
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any one of the above
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| 4. | Which of the following gives the correct decreasing order of the densities of a soil sample ? | |
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Saturated, submerged, wet, dry
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Saturated, wet, submerged, dry
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Saturated, wet, dry, submerged
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Wet, saturated, submerged, dry
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| 5. | The equipotential line in a seepage through a soil medium is defined as the ? | |
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path of particles of water through a saturated soil mass
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line connecting points of equal head of water
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flow of movement of fine particles of soil
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direction of the flow particle
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| 6. | The neutral stress is ? | |
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transmitted through the points of contact of the interconnected particles of soil
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transmitted to the soil base through the pore water
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independent of the depth of water above the soil mass
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due to weight of soil particles
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| 7. | The ultimate settlement of a soil ? | |
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is directly proportional to the compression index
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decreases with an increase in the initial void ratio
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is directly proportional to the depth of the compressible soil mass
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all of the above
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| 8. | If the soil below the base of the footing is dry or moist, the confining pressure is approximately .......... the confining pressure available when the water table is at the base of the footing ? | |
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equal to
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double
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three times
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four times
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| 9. | Which of the following clay mineral gives maximum swelling ? | |
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Kalonite
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Montmorillonite
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Illite
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all of these
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| 10. | The ratio of the unconfined compressive strength of undisturbed soil to the unconfined compressive strength of soil in a remoulded state, is called ? | |
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sensitivity
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thixotropy
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relative density
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bulk density
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