Description : Maximum size of clay particles is: (A) 0.002 mm (B) 0.04 mm (C) 0.06 mm (D) 0.08 mm
Last Answer : (A) 0.002 mm
Description : The size of clay particles are— (A) 1•0 mm (B) 0•2 – 0•02 mm (C) < 0•02 mm (D) < 0•002 mm
Last Answer : (D) < 0•002 mm
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 : Which of the following is the correct order of increasing size of the grains of soil particles? 1. Clay 2. Silt 3. Sand 4. Gravel (a) BCDA (b) ABCD (c) DCBA (d) ADCB
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : The diameter of very fine sand particles is- (a) Below 0.002 mm (b) 0.05-0.002mm (c) 0.01-0.05 mm (d) 0.05-0.10mm
Last Answer : (c) 0.01-0.05 mm
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 : Minimum size of the particles of silt soil, is (A) 0.002 mm (B) 0.04 mm (C) 0.06 mm (D) 0.08 mm
Description : According to IS classification, the range of silt size particles is (A) 4.75 mm to 2.00 mm (B) 2.00 mm to 0.425 mm (C) 0.425 mm to 0.075 mm (D) 0.075 mm to 0.002 mm
Last Answer : (D) 0.075 mm to 0.002 mm
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The maximum size of a coarse aggregate, is 75 mm and minimum 4.75 mm (B) The maximum size of the fine aggregate, is 4.75 mm and minimum 0.075 mm ( ... having particles of size varying from 0.06 mm to 0.002 mm, is known as silt (D) All the ab
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
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 : Which of the following soils has more plasticity index? (A) Sand (B) Silt (C) Clay (D) Gravel
Last Answer : (C) Clay
Description : Consider the following statements. The role of the gravel bed in a rapid sand filter is : 1. To filter out large suspended matter 2. To support the sand bed above it 3. To prevent the escape of sand particles 4. To uniformly ... and 5 b) 2, 3 and 4 only c) 3, 4 and 5 only d) 1, 2 and 3 only
Last Answer : b) 2, 3 and 4 only
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 : Stoke's law does not hold good if the size of particle is smaller than (A) 0.0002 mm (B) 0.002 mm (C) 0.02 mm (D) 0.2 mm
Last Answer : (A) 0.0002 mm
Description : The soil which contains finest grain particles, is (A) Coarse sand (B) Fine sand (C) Silt (D) Clay
Last Answer : (D) Clay
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
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : A rolled steel joist is simply supported at its ends and carries a uniformly distributed load which causes a maximum deflection of 10 mm and slope at the ends of 0.002 radian. The length of the joist will be, (A) 10 m (B) 12 m (C) 14 m (D) 16 m
Last Answer : (D) 16 m
Description : The liquid limit and plastic limit exist in (A) Sandy soils (B) Silty soils (C) Gravel soils (D) Clay soils
Last Answer : (D) Clay soils
Description : Percussion drilling is unsuitable in (A) Unconsolidated sand (B) Unconsolidated gravel (C) Quick sand (D) Consolidated rocks
Last Answer : (D) Consolidated rocks
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Water enables chemical reaction to take place with cement (B) Water lubricates the mixture of gravel, sand and cement (C) Strength of concrete structure largely depends upon its workability (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : Good quality sand is never obtained from (A) River (B) Lake (C) Sea (D) Gravel powder
Description : Pick up the rock which is not a sedimentary rock from the following: (A) Gravel (B) Sand stone (C) Gypsum (D) Dolerite
Description : For reinforced concrete, the aggregate used is (a) Sand (b) Gravel (c) Crushed rock (d) All of these
Last Answer : (d) All of these
Description : High quality crop soil requires humus as a major component. Which of the following best describes the composition of humus w) fine sand particles x) decaying organic matter y) mineral like clay matter z) chemical fertilizers
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- DECAYING ORGANIC MATTER
Description : A sewer pipe contains 1 mm sand particles of specific gravity 2.65 and 5 mm organic particles of specific gravity 1.2, the minimum velocity required for removing the sewerage, is A. 0.30 m/sec B. 0.35 m/sec C. 0.40 m/sec D. 0.45 m/sec
Last Answer : ANS: D
Description : Rapid gravity filters (A) Were developed by G.W. Fuller (B) Make use of coarser sand with effective size as 0.5 mm (C) Yield as high as 30 times the yield of slow sand filters (D) All the above
Description : The difference in one unit of Rockwell hardness number corresponds to a difference in the depth of indentation of __________ mm. (A) 0.001 (B) 0.01 (C) 0.002 (D) 0.02
Last Answer : Option C
Description : If the viscosity of ground water is 1.00, the Slitcher's constant is 400, the effective size of soil particles in aquifer is 0.5 mm and hydraulic gradient is 1 in 80, the velocity of flow is (A) 0.25 m/day (B) 0.50 m/day (C) 1.00 m/day (D) 1.25 m/day
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 : While mixing sand, gravel, and cement for the foundation of a house, a worker noticed a small bird hopping along the top of the foundation wall. The bird misjudged a hop and fell down one of the holes ... . What would be the easiest way to get the bird out of the hole without injuring it? -Riddles
Last Answer : Since they had plenty of sand available, they could pour a little at a time into the hole. The bird would constantly keep shifting its position so that it stood on the rising sand.
Description : Is sand and gravel a solution?
Last Answer : Nope... it's a mixture.
Description : How Continental deposit of gravel and sand?
Last Answer : What is the answer ?
Description : Is separating sand from gravel a chemical change or physical change?
Last Answer : It's Physical your just separating your not mixing chemicals and what not(:
Description : Cement mixed with gravel; sand and water is called?
Last Answer : Concrete
Description : Short distance transportation of grain, gravel, sand, ash, asphalt etc. is done by using a __________ conveyor. (A) Flight (B) Slat or drag (C) Ribbon (D) Screw
Last Answer : (D) Screw
Description : A rock composed of cemented sand and gravel is: w) shale x) conglomerate y) granite z) marble
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- CONGLOMERATE
Description : Bucket elevators are not suitable for the vertical lifting of __________ materials. (A) Fine (e.g. - 200 mesh size coal) (B) Sticky (e.g. clay paste) (C) Small lumpy (e.g. grains and sand) (D) Free flowing
Last Answer : (B) Sticky (e.g. clay paste
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 : 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 : 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
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
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 : 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 : Bulking of sand is caused due to (A) Surface moisture (B) Air voids (C) Viscosity (D) Clay contents
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