1. Residual soils are formed by
2. Water content of soil can
3. Which of the following types of soil is transported by gravitational forces ?
4. A fully saturated soil is said to be
5. Valid range for S, the degree of saturation of soil in percentage is
7. A soil has a bulk density of 22 kN/m3 and water content 10 %. The dry density of soil is
8. If the voids of a soil mass are full of air only, the soil is termed as
9. Valid range for n, the percentage voids, is
10. Select the correct statement.
11. Voids ratio of a soil mass can
12. If the volume of voids is equal to the volume of solids in a soil mass, then the values of porosity and voids ratio respectively are
13. When the degree of saturation is zero, the soil mass under consideration represents
14. Select the correct range of density index,ID
15. If the degree of saturation of a partially saturated soil is 60%, then air content of the soil is
16. If the water content of a fully saturated soil mass is 100%, then the voids ratio of the sample is
17. The ratio of volume of voids to the total volume of soil mass is called
18. Relative density of a compacted dense sand is approximately equal to
19. If the sand in-situ is in its densest state, then the relative density of sand is
20. Which of the following methods is most accurate for the determination of the water content of soil ?
21. For proper field control, which of the following methods is best suited for quick determination of water content of a soil mass ?
22. A pycnometer is used to determine
23. Stoke's law is valid only if the size of particle is
24. In hydrometer analysis for a soil mass
25. The hydrometer method of sedimentation analysis differs from the pipette analysis mainly in
26. Which of the following is a measure of particle size range ?
27. Which of the following statements is correct?
28. Uniformity coefficient of a soil is
29. According to Atterberg, the soil is said to be of medium plasticity if the plasticity index PI is
30. If the natural water content of soil mass lies between its liquid limit and plastic limit, the soil mass is said to be in
31. When the plastic limit of a soil is greater than the liquid limit, then the plasticity index is reported as
32. Toughness index is defined as the ratio of
33. If the plasticity index of a soil mass is zero, the soil is
34. The admixture of coarser particles like sand or silt to clay causes
35. Select the correct statement.
36. The water content of soil, which represents the boundary between plastic state and liquid state, is known as
37. Which of the following soils has more plasticity index ?
38. At liquid limit, all soils possess
39. 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
40. According to IS classification, the range of silt size particles is
41. Highway Research Board (HRB) classification of soils is based on
42. Inorganic soils with low compressibility are represented by
43. Sand particles are made of
44. The clay mineral with the largest swelling and shrinkage characteristics is
45. Dispersed type of soil structure is an arrangement comprising particles having
46. Effective stress is
47. Rise of water table above the ground surface causes
48. The total and effective stresses at a depth of 5 m below the top level of water in a swimming pool are respectively
49. If the water table rises upto ground surface, then the
50. Quick sand is a
51. The hydraulic head that would produce a quick condition in a sand stratum of thickness 1.5 m, specific gravity 2.67 and voids ratio 0.67 is equal to
52. Physical properties of a permeant which influence permeability are
53. Select the correct statement.
54. Effective stress on soil
55. If the permeability of a soil is 0.8 mm/sec, the type of soil is
56. Which of the following methods is more suitable for the determination of permeability of clayey soil ?
57. Which of the following methods is best suited for determination of permeability of coarse-grained soils ?
58. Due to a rise in temperature, the viscosity and the unit weight of the percolating fluid are reduced to 60% and 90% respectively.
If other things remain constant, the coefficient of permeability
59. Coefficient of permeability of soil
60. The average coefficient of permeability of natural deposits
61. The total discharge from two wells situated near to each other is
62. The flownet for an earthen dam with 30 m water depth consists of 25 potential drops and 5 flow channels. The coefficient of permeability of dam material is 0.03 mm/sec. The discharge per metre length of dam is
63. The most suitable method for drainage of fine grained cohesive soils is
64. Total number of stress components at a point within a soil mass loaded at its boundary is
65. The slope of isochrone at any point at a given time indicates the rate of change of
66. Within the consolidation process of a saturated clay
67. The value of compression index for a remoulded sample whose liquid limit is 50% is
68. Which one of the following clays behaves like a dense sand ?
69. Coefficient of consolidation of a soil is affected by
70. Degree of consolidation is
71. Time factor for a clay layer is
72. Clay layer A with single drainage and coefficient of consolidation Cv takes 6 months to achieve 50% consolidation. The time taken by clay layer B of the same thickness with double drainage and coefficient of consolidation Cv/2 to achieve the same degree of consolidation is
73. Coefficient of consolidation for clays normally
74. Direct measurement of permeability of the specimen at any stage of loading can be made
75. Compressibility of sandy soils is
76. Select the correct statement.
77. Coefficient of compressibility is
78. The ultimate consolidation settlement of a structure resting on a soil
79. The ultimate consolidation settlement of a soil is
80. 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
81. Coarse grained soils are best compacted by a
82. With the increase in the amount of compaction energy
83. The maximum dry density upto which any soil can be compacted depends upon
84. For better strength and stability, the fine grained soils and coarse grained soils are compacted respectively as
85. Select the incorrect statement.
86. For a loose sand sample and a dense sand sample consolidated to the same effective stress
87. The shear strength of a soil
88. In a consolidated drained test on a normally consolidated clay, the volume of the soil sample during shear
89. Skempton's pore pressure coefficient B for saturated soil is
90. Shear strength of a soil is a unique function of
91. In a deposit of normally consolidated clay
92. Select the incorrect statement.
Effective angle of shearing resistance
93. Unconfmed compressive strength test is
94. A cylindrical specimen of saturated soil failed under an axial vertical stress of 100kN/m2 when it was laterally unconfmed. The failure plane was inclined to the horizontal plane at an angle of 45°.
The values of cohesion and angle of internal friction for the soil are respectively
95. The angle that Coulomb's failure envelope makes with the horizontal is called
96. If a cohesive soil specimen is subjected to a vertical compressive load, the inclination of the cracks to the horizontal is
97. Select the incorrect statement.
98. If the shearing stress is zero on two planes, then the angle between the two planes is
99. In the triaxial compression test, the application of additional axial stress (i.e. deviator stress) on the soil specimen produces shear stress on
100. In a triaxial compression test when drainage is allowed during the first stage (i. e. application of cell pressure) only and not during the second stage (i.e. application of deviator stress at constant cell pressure), the test is known as
2. Water content of soil can
3. Which of the following types of soil is transported by gravitational forces ?
4. A fully saturated soil is said to be
5. Valid range for S, the degree of saturation of soil in percentage is
7. A soil has a bulk density of 22 kN/m3 and water content 10 %. The dry density of soil is
8. If the voids of a soil mass are full of air only, the soil is termed as
9. Valid range for n, the percentage voids, is
10. Select the correct statement.
11. Voids ratio of a soil mass can
12. If the volume of voids is equal to the volume of solids in a soil mass, then the values of porosity and voids ratio respectively are
13. When the degree of saturation is zero, the soil mass under consideration represents
14. Select the correct range of density index,ID
15. If the degree of saturation of a partially saturated soil is 60%, then air content of the soil is
16. If the water content of a fully saturated soil mass is 100%, then the voids ratio of the sample is
17. The ratio of volume of voids to the total volume of soil mass is called
18. Relative density of a compacted dense sand is approximately equal to
19. If the sand in-situ is in its densest state, then the relative density of sand is
20. Which of the following methods is most accurate for the determination of the water content of soil ?
21. For proper field control, which of the following methods is best suited for quick determination of water content of a soil mass ?
22. A pycnometer is used to determine
23. Stoke's law is valid only if the size of particle is
24. In hydrometer analysis for a soil mass
25. The hydrometer method of sedimentation analysis differs from the pipette analysis mainly in
26. Which of the following is a measure of particle size range ?
27. Which of the following statements is correct?
28. Uniformity coefficient of a soil is
29. According to Atterberg, the soil is said to be of medium plasticity if the plasticity index PI is
30. If the natural water content of soil mass lies between its liquid limit and plastic limit, the soil mass is said to be in
31. When the plastic limit of a soil is greater than the liquid limit, then the plasticity index is reported as
32. Toughness index is defined as the ratio of
33. If the plasticity index of a soil mass is zero, the soil is
34. The admixture of coarser particles like sand or silt to clay causes
35. Select the correct statement.
36. The water content of soil, which represents the boundary between plastic state and liquid state, is known as
37. Which of the following soils has more plasticity index ?
38. At liquid limit, all soils possess
39. 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
40. According to IS classification, the range of silt size particles is
41. Highway Research Board (HRB) classification of soils is based on
42. Inorganic soils with low compressibility are represented by
43. Sand particles are made of
44. The clay mineral with the largest swelling and shrinkage characteristics is
45. Dispersed type of soil structure is an arrangement comprising particles having
46. Effective stress is
47. Rise of water table above the ground surface causes
48. The total and effective stresses at a depth of 5 m below the top level of water in a swimming pool are respectively
49. If the water table rises upto ground surface, then the
50. Quick sand is a
51. The hydraulic head that would produce a quick condition in a sand stratum of thickness 1.5 m, specific gravity 2.67 and voids ratio 0.67 is equal to
52. Physical properties of a permeant which influence permeability are
53. Select the correct statement.
54. Effective stress on soil
55. If the permeability of a soil is 0.8 mm/sec, the type of soil is
56. Which of the following methods is more suitable for the determination of permeability of clayey soil ?
57. Which of the following methods is best suited for determination of permeability of coarse-grained soils ?
58. Due to a rise in temperature, the viscosity and the unit weight of the percolating fluid are reduced to 60% and 90% respectively.
If other things remain constant, the coefficient of permeability
59. Coefficient of permeability of soil
60. The average coefficient of permeability of natural deposits
61. The total discharge from two wells situated near to each other is
62. The flownet for an earthen dam with 30 m water depth consists of 25 potential drops and 5 flow channels. The coefficient of permeability of dam material is 0.03 mm/sec. The discharge per metre length of dam is
63. The most suitable method for drainage of fine grained cohesive soils is
64. Total number of stress components at a point within a soil mass loaded at its boundary is
65. The slope of isochrone at any point at a given time indicates the rate of change of
66. Within the consolidation process of a saturated clay
67. The value of compression index for a remoulded sample whose liquid limit is 50% is
68. Which one of the following clays behaves like a dense sand ?
69. Coefficient of consolidation of a soil is affected by
70. Degree of consolidation is
71. Time factor for a clay layer is
72. Clay layer A with single drainage and coefficient of consolidation Cv takes 6 months to achieve 50% consolidation. The time taken by clay layer B of the same thickness with double drainage and coefficient of consolidation Cv/2 to achieve the same degree of consolidation is
73. Coefficient of consolidation for clays normally
74. Direct measurement of permeability of the specimen at any stage of loading can be made
75. Compressibility of sandy soils is
76. Select the correct statement.
77. Coefficient of compressibility is
78. The ultimate consolidation settlement of a structure resting on a soil
79. The ultimate consolidation settlement of a soil is
80. 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
81. Coarse grained soils are best compacted by a
82. With the increase in the amount of compaction energy
83. The maximum dry density upto which any soil can be compacted depends upon
84. For better strength and stability, the fine grained soils and coarse grained soils are compacted respectively as
85. Select the incorrect statement.
86. For a loose sand sample and a dense sand sample consolidated to the same effective stress
87. The shear strength of a soil
88. In a consolidated drained test on a normally consolidated clay, the volume of the soil sample during shear
89. Skempton's pore pressure coefficient B for saturated soil is
90. Shear strength of a soil is a unique function of
91. In a deposit of normally consolidated clay
92. Select the incorrect statement.
Effective angle of shearing resistance
93. Unconfmed compressive strength test is
94. A cylindrical specimen of saturated soil failed under an axial vertical stress of 100kN/m2 when it was laterally unconfmed. The failure plane was inclined to the horizontal plane at an angle of 45°.
The values of cohesion and angle of internal friction for the soil are respectively
95. The angle that Coulomb's failure envelope makes with the horizontal is called
96. If a cohesive soil specimen is subjected to a vertical compressive load, the inclination of the cracks to the horizontal is
97. Select the incorrect statement.
98. If the shearing stress is zero on two planes, then the angle between the two planes is
99. In the triaxial compression test, the application of additional axial stress (i.e. deviator stress) on the soil specimen produces shear stress on
100. In a triaxial compression test when drainage is allowed during the first stage (i. e. application of cell pressure) only and not during the second stage (i.e. application of deviator stress at constant cell pressure), the test is known as
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