Which of the following methods is more suitable for the determination of permeability of clayey soil ?

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Water content of soil can______________?

A. never be greater than 100 % B. take values only from 0 % to 100 % C. be less than 0 % D. be greater than 100 %...

If the water content of a fully saturated soil mass is 100%, then the voids ratio of the sample is________________?

A. less than specific gravity of soil B. equal to specific gravity of soil C. greater than specific gravity of soil D. independent of specific gravity of soil...

At liquid limit, all soils possess________________?

A. same shear strength of small magnitude B. same shear strength of large magnitude C. different shear strengths of small magnitude D. different shear strengths of large magnitude...

A normally consolidated clay settled 10 mm when effective stress was increased from 100 kN/m2 to 200 kN/ m2. If the effective stress is further increased from 200 kN/ m2 to 400 kN/ m2, then the settlement of the same clay is__________________?

A. 10 mm B. 20 mm C. 40 mm D. none of the above...

In the triaxial compression test, the application of additional axial stress (i.e. deviator stress) on the soil specimen produces shear stress on__________________?

A. horizontal plane only B. vertical plane only C. both horizontal and vertical planes D. all planes except horizontal and vertical planes...