Soil Mechanics and Foundation Sheet 4
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1) Question.
The unit weight of a soil at zero air voids depends upon
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2) Question.
The ratio of the unit weight of soil solids to that of water is called
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3) Question.
If the pores of a soil are completely full of air only, the soil is said to be
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4) Question.
The maximum size of the particles of clay is about
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5) Question.
The minimum size of grains of silts is about
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6) Question.
Black cotton soil
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7) Question.
Silt is a
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8) Question.
The maximum size of grains of silts is about
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9) Question.
Cohesionless soils are
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10) Question.
A civil engineer is concerned mainly with .... top mantle of soil in dealing with small and medium sized projects.
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11) Question.
Rise of water table above the ground surface causes
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12) Question.
According to IS classification, the range of silt size particles is
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13) Question.
If the material of the base of the Casagrande liquid limit device on which the cup containing soil paste drops is softer than the standard hard rubber, then
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14) Question.
At liquid limit, all soils possess
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15) Question.
Which of the following soils has more plasticity index?
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16) Question.
The water content of soil, which represents the boundary between plastic state and liquid state, is known as
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17) Question.
Select the correct statement
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18) Question.
The admixture of coarser particles like sand or silt to clay causes
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19) Question.
If the plasticity index of soil mass is zero, the soil is
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20) Question.
Toughness index is defined as the ratio of
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