Effective stress on soil (A) Increases voids ratio and decreases permeability (B) Increases both voids ratio and permeability (C) Decreases both voids ratio and permeability (D) Decreases voids ratio and increases permeability

Effective stress on soil
(A) Increases voids ratio and decreases permeability
(B) Increases both voids ratio and permeability
(C) Decreases both voids ratio and permeability
(D) Decreases voids ratio and increases permeability
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Answer: Option C
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Last Answer : Answer: Option A

In a deposit of normally consolidated clay (A) Effective stress increases with depth but water content of soil and undrained strength decrease with depth (B) Effective stress and water content increase with depth but undrained strength decreases with depth C) Effective stress and undrained strength increase with depth but water content decreases with depth (D) Effective stress, water content and undrained strength decrease with depth

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Last Answer : C) Effective stress and undrained strength increase with depth but water content decreases with depth

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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 (A) Increases by 25 % (B) Increases by 50 % (C) Increases by 33.3 % (D) Decreases by 33.3 %

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Last Answer : Answer: Option D

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The ratio of the volume of voids to the volume of soil solids in a given soil mass, is known (A) Porosity (B) Specific gravity (C) Void ratio (D) Water content

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Last Answer : (C) Void ratio

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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 (A) 1.0 and 0.0 (B) 0.0 and 1.0 (C) 0.5 and 1.0 (D) 1.0 and 0.5

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Last Answer : (C) 0.5 and 1.0

The ratio of the volume of voids to the total volume of the given soil mass, is known (A) Porosity (B) Specific gravity (C) Void ratio (D) Water content

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Last Answer : (A) Porosity

The ratio of the volume of water present in a given soil mass to the total volume of its voids, is known (A) Porosity (B) Void ratio (C) Percentage voids (D) Degree of saturation

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Last Answer : Answer: Option D

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 %

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the water content of a fully saturated soil mass is 100%, then the voids ratio of the sample is (A) Less than specific gravity of soil (B) Equal to specific gravity of soil (C) Greater than specific gravity of soil (D) Independent of specific gravity of soil

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Last Answer : Answer: Option D

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Last Answer : Answer: Option B

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Last Answer : (A) Compaction has no effect on the structure of a soil

Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The permeability of the coarse-grained soils may be reduced by grouting (B) The process of injecting fluids (i.e. grouts) into the pores space of the soil is called grouting (C) The grouting increases the soil strength (D) All the above

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Last Answer : Answer: Option D

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Last Answer : Answer: Option B

Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Continuous grading is not necessary for obtaining a minimum of air voids (B) The omission of a certain size of aggregate is shown by a straight horizontal line on the grading curve (C) The omission of a certain size of aggregate in concrete increases the workability but also increases the liability to segregation (D) All the above

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A concrete mass containing 5% of voids [ A ] Increases its strength by 30% [ B ] Reduces its strength by 30% [ C ] Increases its strength by 5% [ D ] Reduces its strength by 5%

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Last Answer : [ B ] Reduces its strength by 30%

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Last Answer : (A) Increases

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The ratio of volume of water present in a given soil sample to the total volume of voids in it is known as a) Percentage of air voids b) Degree of saturation * c) Void rat

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Last Answer : b) Degree of saturation *

Define water content and voids ratio of soil.

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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 density relation for soil containing a constant percentage of air voids, is known as air void line (C) The free fall of hammer for compaction is 30.5 cm (D) All the above

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Last Answer : (D) All the above

Compression of soil occurs rapidly if voids are filled with (A) Air (B) Water (C) Partly with air and partly with water (D) None of these

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Last Answer : Answer: Option A

Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The void space between the soil grains, is filled partly with air and partly with water (B) In perfectly saturated soil, the voids are completely filled with water (C) In dry soil, the voids are completely filled with air (D) All the above

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Last Answer : Answer: Option D

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

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Last Answer : Answer: Option D

If the specific gravity and voids in soil sample are G and e respectively, the hydraulic gradient i, is (A) (G - 1)/(1 + e) (B) (G + 1)/(1 - e) (C) (1 - G)/(1 + e) (D) (1 + G)/(1 + e)

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Last Answer : Answer: Option A

If the voids of a soil mass are full of air only, the soil is termed as (A) Air entrained soil (B) Partially saturated soil (C) Dry soil (D) Dehydrated soil

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Last Answer : Option C

Infiltration capacity of soil depends upon (A) Number of voids present in the soil (B) Shape and size of soil particles (C) Arrangement of soil particles (D) All the above

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Last Answer : Answer: Option D

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

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Last Answer : (D) None of these

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

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Last Answer : (B) 1.5 m

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Last Answer : (C) Water content and specific gravity

A pycnometer is used to determine (A) Voids ratio (B) Dry density (C) Water content (D) Density index

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Last Answer : (C) Water content

The ratio of volume of air voids to the volume of total voids, is known as (A) Air content (B) Percentage air voids (C) Percentage voids(D) Porosity

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Last Answer : Answer: Option A

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