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Category: Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering
A soil has a bulk density of 22 kN/m3 and water content 10 %. The dry density of soil is_______________?
A. 18.6 kN/m3
B. 20.0 kN/m3
C. 22.0 kN/m3
D. 23.2 kN/m3
Sensitivity of a soil can be defined as___________________?
A. percentage of volume change of soil under saturated condition
B. ratio of compressive strength of unconfined undisturbed soil to that of soil in a remoulded state
C. ratio of volume of voids to volume of solids
D. none of the above
Dispersed type of soil structure is an arrangement comprising particles having______________?
A. face to face or parallel orientation
B. edge to edge orientation
C. edge to face orientation
D. all of the above
Physical properties of a permeant which influence permeability are________________?
A. viscosity only
B. unit weight only
C. both viscosity and unit weight
D. none of the above
According to IS classification, the range of silt size particles is_________________?
A. 4.75 mm to 2.00 mm
B. 2.00 mm to 0.425 mm
C. 0.425 mm to 0.075 mm
D. 0.075 mm to 0.002 mm
In the plate loading test for determining the bearing capacity of soil, the size of square bearing plate should be_________________?
A. less than 300 mm
B. between 300 mm and 750 mm
C. between 750 mm and 1 m
D. greater than 1 m
The value of compression index for a remoulded sample whose liquid limit is 50% is______________?
A. 0.028
B. 0.28
C. 036
D. 0.036
The maximum dry density upto which any soil can be compacted depends upon____________?
A. moisture content only
B. amount of compaction energy only
C. both moisture content and amount of compaction energy
D. none of the above
Which of the following methods is more suitable for the determination of permeability of clayey soil ?
A. constant head method
B. falling head method
C. horizontal permeability test
D. none of the above
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