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 : 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
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : The bulking of sand with 2% moisture content is about a) 5% b) 10% c) 15%* d) 20%
Last Answer : c) 15%*
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 : 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
Description : Bulking of sand is caused due to (A) Surface moisture (B) Air voids (C) Viscosity (D) Clay contents
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
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 : 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 : The moisture content in a well seasoned timber is (A) 4 % to 6 % (B) 10 % to 12 % (C) 15 % to 20 % (D) 100 %
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : In a liquid limit test, the moisture content at 10 blows was 70% and that at 100 blows was 20%. The liquid limit of the soil, is (A) 35 % (B) 50 % (C) 65 % (D) None of these
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : For determining the moisture content of a soil sample, the following data is available Weight of container = 260 g, Weight of soil sample and = 320 g container, Weight of soil sample (dried) and = 310 g container. The moisture content of the soil sample, is (A) 15 % (B) 18 % (C) 20 % (D) 25 %
Last Answer : (C) 20 %
Description : 260 g of wet soil was taken in a pycnometer jar of weight 400 g in order to find the moisture content in the soil, with specific gravity of soil particles 2.75. The weight of soil and remaining water filled in pycnometer without air ... is (A) 24.2 % (B) 18.2 % (C) 53.8 % (D) None of these
Description : The cement becomes useless if its absorbed moisture content exceeds (A) 1 % (B) 2 % (C) 3 % (D) 5 %
Description : The practical limit of moisture content achieved in air drying of timber is (A) 5 % (B) 15 % (C) 25 % (D) 35 %
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Higher workability indicates unexpected increase in the moisture content (B) Higher workability indicates deficiency of sand (C) If the concrete mix is dry, the slump is zero (D) All the above
Description : The field density and field moisture content of a soil can be determined by 1. Core cutter method 2. Sand replacement method 3. Proctor compaction test 4. Modified proctor compaction test (a) 1, 2, 3 & 4 (b) 1 & 2 only (c) 2 & 3 only (d) 2 & 4 only
Last Answer : (b) 1 & 2 only
Description : What should be the moisture content of the seed if it is stored for long term? a. 12-16% b. 15-18% c. 3-5 % d. 6-8%
Last Answer : d. 6-8%
Description : A well seasoned timber may contain moisture up to (A) 4 to 6 % (B) 6 to 8 % (C) 8 to 10 % (D) 10 to 12 %
Description : The moisture content of sludge is reduced from 90% to 80% in a sludge digestion tank. The percentage decrease in the volume of sludge, is A. 25 % B. 50 % C. 10 % D. 5 %
Last Answer : ANS: B
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 : Q No: 251 In a sludge digestion tank if the moisture content of sludge V1 litres is reduced from p1 % to p2 % the volume V2 is A. [(100 + P1)/(100 – P2)] V1 B. [(100 – P1)/(100 + P2)] V1 C. [(100 – P1)/(100 – P2)] V1 D. [(100 + P2)/(100 – P1)] V1
Last Answer : ANS: C
Description : To maintain aerobic biological activity, the moisture content of the compost mass should be about A. 45 % B. 50 % C. 55 % D. 60 %
Description : To prevent movement of moisture from sub-grade to road pavement on embankments about 0.6 m to 1 m higher than water table, the thickness of cut off layer of coarse sand used, is (A) 15 cm (B) 20 cm (C) 30 cm (D) None of these
Description : 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
Last Answer : (B) 20.0 kN/m3
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 : 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
Last Answer : (C) Both moisture content and amount of compaction energy
Description : To prevent movement of moisture from sub-grade to road pavement at the same level as that of water-table, thickness of a cut off layer of coarse sand, is (A) 15 cm (B) 20 cm (C) 30 cm (D) 45 cm
Description : The property of the ingredients to separate from each other while placing the concrete is called (A) Segregation (B) Compaction (C) Shrinkage (D) Bulking
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 : Which of the following operational problems relate to the functioning of rapid gravity filter ? 1. Inadequate media comprising filter bed 2. Sludge bulking 3. Mud balls 4. Negative head 5. Incrustation of media (a) 1, 3, 4 and 5 ... 2, 3 and 4 only (c) 2, 3, 4 and 5 only (d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Last Answer : (a) 1, 3, 4 and 5 only
Description : The degree of grinding of cement is called (a) Fineness (b) Soundness (c)Impact value (d) Bulking
Last Answer : (a) Fineness
Description : Maximum moisture content for safe storage in wheat seed is (a) 12 (b) 15 (c) 7 (d) 20
Last Answer : (a) 12
Description : The maximum limit of water absorption for aggregate suitable for road construction is (A) 0.4 % (B) 0.6 % (C) 0.8 % (D) 1.0 %
Description : According to IS: 4561978, the maximum reinforcement in a column is (A) 2 % (B) 4 % (C) 6 % (D) 8 %
Description : W is the weight of soil having a moisture content w. If V is the volume of proctor's mould, the dry density of the soil is (A) WV/(1 + w) (B) V/w (1 + w) (C) W/V(1 + w) (D) V (1 + w)/W
Last Answer : (C) W/V(1 + w)
Description : The factor which affects the compaction, is (A) Moisture content (B) Compacting content (C) Method of compaction (D) All the above
Description : The property of a soil which permits water to percolate through it, is called (A) Moisture content (B) Permeability (C) Capillarity (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Permeability
Description : The internal molecular attraction of a soil, the cohesion (A) Decreases as the moisture content increases (B) Increases as the moisture content decreases (C) Is more in well compacted clays (D) Depends upon the external applied load
Description : For better strength and stability, the fine grained soils and coarse grained soils are compacted respectively as (A) Dry of OMC and wet of OMC (B) Wet of OMC and dry of OMC (C) Wet of OMC and wet of OMC (D) Dry of OMC and dry of OMC where OMC is optimum moisture content
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 : If the natural moisture content, the liquid limit and plastic limit of a soil sample are stated as 30.5%, 42.5% and 22.5% respectively, the ratio of liquidity index and plastic index, is (A) (B) ½ (C) 2 (D) 2½
Description : The change of moisture content of soils, changes the (A) Value of the angle of repose (B) Amount of compaction required (C) Cohesive strength of soil (D) All the above