Description : For a good building stone, its specific gravity should the greater than (A) 1.5 (B) 1.7 (C) 2.2 (D) 2.7
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : Can you actually see the stones where the Mason Dixon line lies anywhere along the line?
Last Answer : Wikipedia says many are still visible, on public land and protected by cages. The entry includes a photo of a crownstone but it looks pretty old (caption info is unclear).
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) A level surface is perpendicular at all points to the direction of gravity (B) A level line lies in level surface (C) A horizontal surface is normal to the direction of gravity at only one point (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : Center of gravity of a solid cone lies on the axis at the height (A) One-fourth of the total height above base (B) One-third of the total height above base (C) One-half of the total height above base (D) Three-eighth of the total height above the base
Last Answer : (A) One-fourth of the total height above base
Description : Center of gravity of a thin hollow cone lies on the axis at a height of (A) One-fourth of the total height above base (B) One-third of the total height above base (C) One-half of the total height above base (D) Three-eighth of the total height above the base
Last Answer : (B) One-third of the total height above base
Description : The center of gravity of a uniform lamina lies at (A) The center of heavy portion (B) The bottom surface (C) The midpoint of its axis (D) All of the above
Last Answer : (C) The midpoint of its axis
Description : The center of gravity of a triangle lies at the point of (A) Concurrence of the medians (B) Intersection of its altitudes (C) Intersection of bisector of angles (D) Intersection of diagonals
Last Answer : (A) Concurrence of the medians
Description : 06. A body floating in a liquid is said to be not in equilibrium if its metacentre lies below its centre of gravity. A) Agree B) Disagree
Last Answer : A
Description : A submerged body is said to be in a stable equilibrium, if its centre of gravity __________ the centre of buoyancy. (A) Coincides with (B) Lies below (C) Lies above (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : A body floating in a liquid is said to be in neutral equilibrium, if its metacentre (A) Coincides with its centre of gravity (B) Lies above its centre of gravity C) Lies below its centre of gravity (D) Lies between the centre of buoyancy and centre of gravity
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : surface lies at a distance equal to __________ the centre of gravity. (A) IG sin² / bellow (B) IG sin² / (C) IG sin / (D) IG sin /
Description : 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 (A) 1.0 m (B) 1.5 m (C) 2.0 m (D) 3 m
Last Answer : (B) 1.5 m
Description : Degree of saturation of a natural soil deposit having water content 15%, specific gravity 2.50 and void ratio 0.5, is (A) 50 % (B) 60 % (C) 75 % (D) 80 %
Last Answer : (C) 75 %
Description : The total weight of a pycnometer with water and oven dried soil 20 (g) is 1600 g. The pycnometer filled with water alone weighs 1500 g. The specific gravity of the soil, is (A) 1.0 (B) 1.5 (C) 2.0 (D) 2.5
Last Answer : (C) 2.0
Description : A soil mass coated with a thin layer of paraffin weighs 460 g. When immersed, it displaces 299 cc of water. The weight of paraffin is 10 g. If specific gravity of solids is 2.5 and that of paraffin 0.9, the void ratio of soil, is (A) 0.55 (B) 0.60 (C) 0.65 (D) 0.70
Description : An odd shaped body weighing 7.5 kg and occupying 0.01 m3 volume will be completely submerged in a fluid having specific gravity of (A) 1 (B) 1.2 (C) 0.8 (D) 0.75
Description : A piece of wood having weight 5 kg floats in water with 60% of its volume under the liquid. The specific gravity of wood is (A) 0.83 (B) 0.6 (C) 0.4 (D) 0.3
Description : A piece of metal of specific gravity 7 floats in mercury of specific gravity 13.6. What fraction of its volume is under mercury? (A) 0.5 (B) 0.4 (C) 0.515 (D) 0.5
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : The porosity of a certain soil sample was found to be 80% and its specific gravity was 2:7; the critical hydraulic gradient will be estimated as (a) 0.34 (b) 0.92 (c) 1.0 (d) 1.5
Last Answer : (a) 0.34
Description : A rectangular tank 10 m x 5 m in plan and 3 m deep is divided by a partition wall parallel to the shorter wall of the tank. One of the compartments contains water to a depth of 3 m, and the other a lighter ... pressure thrust on the partition wall is (a) 1000 kg (b) 1500 kg (c) 2000 kg (d) 2500 kg
Last Answer : Correct Answer is 15000 kg
Description : The specific gravity of sands, is approximately (A) 1.6 (B) 2.0 (C) 2.2 (D) 2.6
Last Answer : (D) 2.6
Description : A compacted soil sample using 10% moisture content has a weight of 200 g and mass unit weight of 2.0 g/cm3 . If the specific gravity of soil particles and water are 2.7 and 1.0, the degree of saturation of the soil is (A) 11.1 % (B) 55.6 % (C) 69.6 % (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) 55.6 %
Description : If dry density, water density and specific gravity of solids of a given soil sample are 1.6 g/cc, 1.84 g/cc and 2.56 respectively, the porosity of the soil sample, is (A) 0.375 (B) 0.370 (C) 0.380 (D) 0.390
Last Answer : (A) 0.375
Description : A coarse-grained soil has a voids ratio 0.75, and specific gravity as 2.75. The critical gradient at which quick sand condition occurs, is (A) 0.25 (B) 0.50 (C) 0.75 (D) 1.00
Last Answer : (D) 1.00
Description : A saturated soil sample has water content of 40% and specific gravity of soil particles 2.7. The void ratio of the soil, is (A) 0.4 (B) 0.52 (C) 1.08 (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) 1.08
Description : If the specific gravity of a soil particle of 0.05 cm diameter is 2.67, its terminal velocity while settling in distilled water of viscosity, 0.01 poise, is (A) 0.2200 cm/sec (B) 0.2225 cm/sec (C) 0.2250 cm/sec (D) 0.2275 cm/sec
Last Answer : (D) 0.2275 cm/sec
Description : For determine the specific gravity of soil solids, using a pycnometer of 500 cc., the following data is available : Weight of dry empty pycnometer = 125 g Weight of dried soil and pycnometer = 500 g Weight of dried soil and distilled ... of soil solids, is (A) 2.0 (B) 2.25 (C) 2.50 (D) 2.75
Last Answer : (C) 2.50
Description : A partially saturated sample of soil has a unit weight of 2.0 g/cm3 and specific gravity of soil particles is 2.6. If the moisture content in the soil is 20%, the degree of saturation is (A) 20 % (B) 77 % (C) 92 % (D) None of these
Description : If voids ratio is 0.67, water content is 0.188 and specific gravity is 2.68, the degree of saturation of the soil, is (A) 25 % (B) 40 % (C) 60 % (D) 75 %
Description : A soil sample of mass specific gravity 1.92 has moisture content 30%. If the specific gravity of solids is 2.75, the void ratio, is (A) 0.858 (B) 0.860 (C) 0.862 (D) 0.864
Last Answer : Option C
Description : The specific gravity of water is taken as (A) 0.001 (B) 0.01 (C) 0.1 (D) 1
Description : The specific gravity of an oil whose specific weight is 7.85 kN/m3 , is (A) 0.8 (B) 1 (C) 1.2 (D) 1.6
Description : If 850 kg liquid occupies volume of one cubic meter, men 0.85 represents its (A) Specific weight (B) Specific mass (C) Specific gravity (D) Specific density
Description : The kinematic viscosity of an oil (in stokes) whose specific gravity is 0.95 and viscosity 0.011 poise, is (A) 0.0116 stoke (B) 0.116 stoke (C) 0.0611 stoke (D) 0.611 stoke
Description : If I'm building a patio out of big flagstones, do I need to put down a layer of gravel or sand under the stones.
Last Answer : answer:Absolutely. It will help with drainage and also make it easier to get them level. Edit :: I should add that I helped my BIL do this a few times and he is a licensed contractor and electrician.
Description : The Vindhyan system of rocks is important for the production of [CDS 2011] (a) precious stones and building materials (b) iron ore and manganese (c) bauxite and mica (d) copper and uranium
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : Two stones of different masses are dropped simultaneously from the top of a building – (1) Smaller stone reaches the ground earlier (2) Larger stone reaches the ground earlier (3) Both the stones reach the ground at the same time (4) Depends on the composition of the stone
Last Answer : (3) Both the stones reach the ground at the same time Explanation: Both stones at the same Lime. The initial speed is 0 for both stones, and the only acceleration working in that system would be g ... way across the air. The shape of the falling object will decide the force needed to open that way.
Description : Two stones of different masses are dropped simultaneously from the top of a building (1) Smaller stone reaches the ground earlier (2) Larger stone reaches the ground earlier (3) Both the stones reach the ground at the same time (4) Depends on the composition of the stone
Last Answer : Both the stones reach the ground at the same time
Description : The weight of a pycnometer containing 400 g sand and water full to the top is 2150 g. The weight of pycnometer full of clean water is 1950 g. If specific gravity of the soil is 2.5, the water content is (A) 5 % (B) 10 % (C) 15 % (D) 20 %
Last Answer : (D) 20 %
Description : A soil sample of mass specific gravity 1.92 has moisture content 30%. If the specific gravity of solids is 2.75, the degree of saturation, is (A) 95.4 % (B) 95.5 % (C) 95.6 % (D) 95.7 %
Last Answer : Option D
Description : A piece weighing 3 kg in air was found to weigh 2.5 kg when submerged in water. Its specific gravity is (A) 1 (B) 5 (C) 7 (D) 6
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The volume of underground water extracted by gravity drainage from a saturated soil, is known as yield (B) The ratio of volume ... ) The sum of specific yield and specific retention, is equal to porosity (D) All the above
Description : If G is the specific gravity of particles of diameter d, the velocity of settlement V in still water at T°C, according to Stoke's law, is (A) V = 418 (G - 1) d² [(3T + 70)/100] (B) V = 418 (G - 1) d [(3T - ... 1) d² [(2T + 70)/100] (D) V = 418 (G - 1) d 4 [(3T + 70)/100]
Last Answer : (A) V = 418 (G - 1) d² [(3T + 70)/100]
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The phenomenon of quicksand generally occurs in the cohesionless soil (B) At critical hydraulic gradient, the saturated sand becomes quick (C) The critical gradient depends on the void ratio and the specific gravity (D) All the above
Description : A fundamental equation of void ratio (e), specific gravity (G), water content and degree of saturation (Sr ) is (A) e = /Sr (B) = eG/Sr (C) G = /S (D) Sr = /G
Last Answer : (A) e = /Sr
Description : According to the Indian Standards the specific gravity is the ratio of the unit weight of soil solids to that of water at a temperature of (A) 17°C (B) 23°C (C) 27°C (D) 30°C
Last Answer : (C) 27°C
Description : The specific gravity of quartz, is (A) 2.65 (B) 2.72 (C) 2.85 (D) 2.90
Last Answer : (A) 2.65
Description : The critical exist gradient of seepage water in soils, is (A) Directly proportional to the voids ratio (B) Inversely proportional to the specific gravity (C) Directly proportional to the specific gravity (D) None of these
Last Answer : (D) None of these
Description : The general relationship between specific gravity (G), weight of water ( ), degree of saturation (Sr ), void ratio (e) and bulk density ( ), is (A) = (S - eSr ) /(1 + e) (B) = (G + eSr ) /(1 + e) (C) = (1 + e) /(G + Sr ) (D) = (1 - Sr ) e/(G + Sr )
Last Answer : (B) = (G + eSr ) /(1 + e)
Description : The ratio of the weight of given volume of soil solids to the weight of an equal volume of distilled water at the given temperature, is known (A) Porosity (B) Specific gravity (C) Void ratio (D) Water content
Last Answer : (B) Specific gravity