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Category: Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering
In a consolidated drained test on a normally consolidated clay, the volume of the soil sample during shear________________?
A. decreases
B. increases
C. remains unchanged
D. first increases and then decreases
If the permeability of a soil is 0.8 mm/sec, the type of soil is_______________?
A. gravel
B. sand
C. silt
D. clay
Which one of the following clays behaves like a dense sand ?
A. over-consolidated ciay with a high over-consolidation ratio
B. over-consolidated clay with a low over-consolidation ratio
C. normally consolidated clay
D. under-consolidated clay
Shear strength of a soil is a unique function of__________________?
A. effective stress only
B. total stress only
C. both effective stress and total stress
D. none of the above
Valid range for S, the degree of saturation of soil in percentage is______________?
A. S>0
B. S<0
C. 0<S<100
D. 0 < S < 100
Constant head permeameter is used to test permeability of_______________?
A. silt
B. clay
C. coarse sand
D. fine sand
The angle that Coulomb’s failure envelope makes with the horizontal is called________________?
A. cohesion
B. angle of internal friction
C. angle of repose
D. none of the above
The most suitable method for drainage of fine grained cohesive soils is________________?
A. well ppint system
B. vacuum method
C. deep well system
D. electroosmosis method
The shear strength of a soil_________________?
A. is directly proportional to the angle of internal friction of the soil
B. is inversely proportional to the angle of internal friction of the soil
C. decreases with increase in normal stress
D. decreases with decrease in normal stress
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