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The total and effective stresses at a depth of 5 m below the top level of water in a swimming pool are respectively__________________?
A. zero and zero
B. 0.5 kg/cm2 and zero
C. 0.5 kg/cm2 and 0.5 kg/cm2
D. 1.0 kg/cm2 and 0.5 kg/cm2
Select the correct statement?
A. The greater the viscosity, the greater is permeability
B. The greater the unit weight, the greater is permeability
C. The greater the unit weight, the smaller is permeability
D. Unit weight does not affect per-meability
The effect of cohesion on a soil is to______________?
A. reduce both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity
B. increase both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity
C. reduce the active earth pressure in-tensity but to increase the passive earth pressure intensity
D. increase the active earth pressure in-tensity but to reduce the passive earth pressure intensity
If the water table rises upto ground surface, then the___________________?
A. effective stress is reduced due to decrease in total stress only but pore water pressure does not change
B. effective stress is reduced due to increase in pore water pressure only but total stress does not change
C. total stress is reduced due to increase in pore water pressure only but effec-tive stress does not change
D. total stress is increased due to de-crease in pore water pressure but effective stress does not change
Inorganic soils with low compressibility are represented by_________________?
A. MH
B. SL
C. ML
D. CH
The water content of soil, which represents the boundary between plastic state and liquid state, is known as_________________?
A. liquid limit
B. plastic limit
C. shrinkage limit
D. plasticity index
Which of the following statements is correct ?
A. Uniformity coefficient represents the shape of the particle size distribution curve
B. For a well graded soil, both uniformity coefficient and coefficient of curvature are nearly unity
C. A soil is said to be well graded if it has most of the particles of about the same size
D. none of the above
Within the consolidation process of a saturated clay__________________?
A. a gradual increase in neutral pressure and a gradual decrease in effective pressure takes place and sum of the two is constant
B. a gradual decrease in neutral pressure and a gradual increase in effective pressure takes place and sum of the two is constant
C. both neutral pressure and effective pressure decrease
D. both neutral pressure and effective pressure increase
Coefficient of consolidation for clays normally_______________?
A. decreases with increase in liquid limit
B. increases with increase in liquid limit
C. first increases and then decreases with increase in liquid limit
D. remains constant at all liquid limits
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