Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Bulking of sand is caused due to formation of a thin film of surface moisture (B) Fine sand bulks more than coarse sand (C) The volume of fully saturated sand, is equal to the volume of dry and loose sand (D) All the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : Bulking of sand takes place due to [ A ] Surface tension [ B ] Viscosity [ C ] Capillarity [ D ] None of the above
Last Answer : [ A ] Surface tension
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The theory of formation of concrete is based on the phenomena of formation of voids (B) The bulking of sand is taken into account while ... sand and the sand completely flooded with water, have practically the same volume (D) All the above
Description : Bulking of sand is maximum if moisture content is about (A) 2 % (B) 4 % (C) 6 % (D) 10 %
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Adding 5% to 6% of moisture content by weight, increases the volume of dry sand from 18% to 38% (B) The bulking of fine sand is ... the percentage content of moisture exceeds 10%, increase in bulk of sand starts increasing (D) All the above
Description : With increase in moisture content, the bulking of sand (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) First increases to a certain maximum value and then decreases (D) First decreases to a certain minimum value and then increases
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : Which one of the following statements is correct? (a) Adding 5% to 6% of moisture by weight increases the volume of dry sand from 18% to 38% (b) The bulking of fine sand is more than that of coarse sand (c ) Volume of fully saturated sand is equal to that of dry sand (d) All of the above
Last Answer : (d) All of the above
Description : The bulking of sand with 2% moisture content is about a) 5% b) 10% c) 15%* d) 20%
Last Answer : c) 15%*
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) O.M.C. refers to the moisture corresponding to the maximum point on the moisture content dry density curve (B) The line which shows moisture content dry ... void line (C) The free fall of hammer for compaction is 30.5 cm (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : If the depth of moist sand in a cylinder is 15 cm and the depth of the sand when fully inundated with water is 12 cm, the bulking of the moist sand, is (A) 10 % (B) 12 % (C) 15 % (D) 25%
Description : Bulking of sand is (A) Mixing of different sizes of sand particles (B) Mixing of lime with sand (C) Maximum water with sand (D) Swelling of sand when wetted
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) Concrete for which preliminary tests are conducted, is called controlled concrete (B) Bulking of sand depends upon the fineness of grains (C) Concrete mix 1 : 6 : 12, is used for mass concrete in piers (D) All the above
Description : The correct proportioning of various ingredients of concrete largely (a) Bulking of sand (b) Water context (c) Absorption (d) All the above
Last Answer : (d) All the above
Description : Select the correct statement. (A) Quantity of binder required for tack coat is less than that required for prime coat (B) Prime coat treatment is given for plugging the voids in water ... the final coat over certain previous bituminous pavements (D) A bitumen primer is a high viscosity cutback
Description : Due to which of the following reasons the cables should not be operated too hot ? (a) The oil may loose its viscosity and it may start drawing off from higher levels (b) Expansion of the ... instability may rise due to the rapid increase of dielectric losses with temperature (e) All of the above
Last Answer : (e) All of the above
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 : 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 : Define bulking of sand.
Last Answer : Bulking of sand is defined as increase in volume of given sand due to surface moisture present on surface of particles.
Description : Littoral drift (A) Is the raised line of sand, parallel to the sea coast (B) Is the slow movement of surface water at sea caused by the wind (C) Is a current parallel to the shore, caused due to tangential component of the wind (D) Is a current perpendicular to the shore line caused due to wind
Last Answer : (C) Is a current parallel to the shore, caused due to tangential component of the wind
Description : Which one of the following statements is correct ? a) For water at 100o Celsius at sea level, the vapour pressure is equal to atmospheric pressure b) Surface energy (or tension) is caused by ... it both in static and in dynamic conditions d) Air is 50,000 times more compressible than water
Last Answer : c) Viscosity of a fluid is the property exhibited by it both in static and in dynamic conditions
Description : The property of fresh concrete, in which the water in the mix tends to rise to the surface while placing and compacting, is called (A) Segregation (B) Bleeding (C) Bulking (D) Creep
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Rusting is caused due to combined action of air, moisture and carbon dioxide (B) During rusting, first ferrous bicarbonates are formed (C) On further oxidation ferrous bicarbonates get converted to ferric bicarbonates (D) All the above
Description : The strength of durability of concrete depends upon. (a) Size of aggregates (b) Grading of aggregates (c) Moisture contents of aggregates (d) All of these.
Last Answer : (d) All of these.
Description : In a rapid sand filter, air binding is caused due to excessive (A) Negative pressure (B) Pressure (C) Turbidity (D) Water pressure
Last Answer : (A) Negative pressure
Description : The lowest resistance grounding on earth A. Sand B. Clay C. Surface loam soil D. Limestone
Last Answer : C. Surface loam soil
Description : The surface of a "desert pavement" is composed mainly of which of the following? w) loose sand x) sand and clay y) pebbles and boulders z) concrete and cement
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- PEBBLES AND BOULDERS
Description : The floor is rubbed with oxalic acid, for making its surface (A) Free from voids (B) Glossy (C) Durable (D) Uniform
Description : Turbidity of water may be caused due to (A) Suspended clay (B) Suspended silt (C) Finely divided organic material (D) All the above
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) Porosity of clay sand soil is 45% (B) Porosity of pure sand is 35% (C) Porosity of sand stone is up to 15% (D) None of these
Last Answer : (D) None of these
Description : A well is considered to be good if it is sunk into (A) Clay (B) Sand (C) Coarse gravel (D) Silt
Last Answer : (C) Coarse gravel
Description : The specific retention is least in case of (A) Clay (B) Sand (C) Silt (D) Coarse gravel
Last Answer : (D) Coarse gravel
Description : The soil which contains finest grain particles, is (A) Coarse sand (B) Fine sand (C) Silt (D) Clay
Last Answer : (D) Clay
Description : Which of the following soils has more plasticity index? (A) Sand (B) Silt (C) Clay (D) Gravel
Last Answer : (C) Clay
Description : If the permeability of a soil is 0.8 mm/sec, the type of soil is (A) Gravel (B) Sand (C) Silt (D) Clay
Last Answer : (B) Sand
Description : Fine sand possesses (A) Good plasticity (B) Limited plasticity (C) Reasonable plasticity (D) clay
Description : the plasticity index of a soil mass is zero, the soil is (A) Sand (B) Silt (C) Clay (D) Clayey silt
Last Answer : (A) Sand
Description : Cohesionless soil is (A) Sand (B) Silt (C) Clay (D) Clay and silt
Description : The admixture of coarser particles like sand or silt to clay causes (A) Decrease in liquid limit and increase in plasticity index (B) Decrease in liquid limit and no change in plasticity index ... in both liquid limit and plasticity index (D) Increase in both liquid limit and plasticity index
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Sandy clayloam contains highest percentage of sand (B) Silty clayloam contains highest percentage of silt (C) Stiff boulder clay offers maximum shear strength (D) Soft chalk carries least safe load
Description : Which one of the following clays behaves like a dense sand? (A) Over-consolidated clay with a high over-consolidation ratio (B) Over-consolidated clay with a low over-consolidation ratio (C) Normally consolidated clay (D) Under-consolidated clay
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : The most suitable material for the central impervious core of a zoned embankment type dam is (A) Clay (B) Coarse sand (C) Silty clay (D) Clay mixed with fine sand
Description : For a given size of bucket, the ideal output of a dragline will be least in (A) Moist loam (B) Sand and gravel (C) Good common earth (D) Wet sticky clay
Last Answer : (D) Wet sticky clay
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Sand obtained from pits, is washed to remove clay and silt (B) Sand obtained from flooded pits, need not be washed before use (C) The ... shore sand and shingle may cause corrosion of reinforcement if the concrete is porous (D) All the above
Description : Slump test is done for (A) Clay (B) Sand (C) Lime (D) Concrete
Description : Particles of 0.002 mm size are that of (A) Clay (B) Sand (C) Gravel (D) None of these
Description : The steel pile which is generally sunk in soft clay or loose sand of low bearing capacity, is (A) H-pile (B) Pipe pile (C) Screw pile (D) Disc pile
Description : Consider the following statements: 1. For a saturated soil, Skempton's B-parameter is nearly equal to unity. 2. For an undisturbed sensitive clay, the stress-strain curve shows a peak. 3. Interlocking contributes significantly to the shearing ... 2 & 3 (b) 1 & 2 only (c) 2 & 3 only (d) 1 & 3 only
Last Answer : (a) 1, 2 & 3
Description : Deep black soil is productive due to high proportion of (a) sand and zinc (b) gravel and calcium (c) clay and humus (d) silt and earthworm.
Last Answer : (c) clay and humus
Description : The reduction in volume of soil due to squeezing out of water from the voids, is termed (A) Primary consolidation (B) Primary compression (C) Primary time effect (D) All the above