The triaxial apparatus is usually used for (A) Unconsolidated-undrained test (B) Consolidated-undrained test (C) Drained test (D) All the above tests

The triaxial apparatus is usually used for
(A) Unconsolidated-undrained test
(B) Consolidated-undrained test
(C) Drained test
(D) All the above tests
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In a triaxial compression test when drainage is allowed during the first stage (i. e. application of cell pressure) only and not during the second stage (i.e. application of deviator stress at constant cell pressure), the test is known as (A) Consolidated drained test (B) Consolidated undrained test (C) Unconsolidated drained test (D) Unconsolidated undrained test

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Last Answer : (B) Consolidated undrained test

When drainage is permitted under initially applied normal stress only and full primarily consolidation is allowed to take place, the test is known as (A) Quick test (B) Drained test (C) Consolidated undrained test (D) None of these

Description : When drainage is permitted under initially applied normal stress only and full primarily consolidation is allowed to take place, the test is known as (A) Quick test (B) Drained test (C) Consolidated undrained test (D) None of these

Last Answer : (C) Consolidated undrained test

Unconfmed compressive strength test is (A) Undrained test (B) Drained test (C) Consolidated undrained test (D) Consolidated drained test

Description : Unconfmed compressive strength test is (A) Undrained test (B) Drained test (C) Consolidated undrained test (D) Consolidated drained test

Last Answer : (A) Undrained test

If drainage is permitted throughout the test, during the application of both normal, and shear stresses so that full consolidation occurs and no excess pore pressure is set up at any stage of the test, is known as (A) Quick test (B) Drained test (C) Consolidated undrained test (D) None of these

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Last Answer : Answer: Option B

Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Isotropic consolidation of clay can be obtained in the triaxial apparatus under equal all￾round pressure (B) If the present effective stress is the maximum to which the clay has ever been subjected, it is called normally consolidated clay (C) If the present effective stress in the past was more than present effective stress, it is called over-consolidated clay (D) All the above

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Last Answer : Answer: Option D

Percussion drilling is unsuitable in (A) Unconsolidated sand (B) Unconsolidated gravel (C) Quick sand (D) Consolidated rocks

Description : Percussion drilling is unsuitable in  (A) Unconsolidated sand  (B) Unconsolidated gravel  (C) Quick sand  (D) Consolidated rocks 

Last Answer : (D) Consolidated rocks 

In a consolidated drained test on a normally consolidated clay, the volume of the soil sample during shear (A) Decreases (B) Increases (C) Remains unchanged (D) First increases and then decreases

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Last Answer : (A) Decreases

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

The vane shear test is used for the in-situ determination of the undrained strength of the intact fully saturated (A) Sands (B) Clays (C) Gravels (D) Highly organic soils

Description : The vane shear test is used for the in-situ determination of the undrained strength of the intact fully saturated (A) Sands (B) Clays (C) Gravels (D) Highly organic soils

Last Answer : (B) Clays

In the triaxial compression test, the application of additional axial stress (i.e. deviator stress) on the soil specimen produces shear stress on (A) Horizontal plane only (B) Vertical plane only (C) Both horizontal and vertical planes (D) All planes except horizontal and vertical planes

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Last Answer : (D) All planes except horizontal and vertical planes

During the first stage of triaxial test when the cell pressure is increased from 0.10 N/mm² to 0.26 N/mm², the pore water pressure increases from 0.07 N/mm² to 0.15 N/mm². Skempton's pore B (A) 0.5 (B) -0.5 (C) 2.0 (D) -2.0

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Last Answer : (A) 0.5

For shear strength, triaxial shear test is suitable because (A) It can be performed under all three drainage conditions (B) Precise measurement of the pore pressure and volume change during the test is possible (C) Stress distribution on the failure plane, is uniform (D) All the above

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Last Answer : (D) All the above

The length/diameter ratio of cylindrical specimens used in triaxial test, is generally (A) 1 (B) 1.5 (C) 2 (D) 2.5

Description : The length/diameter ratio of cylindrical specimens used in triaxial test, is generally (A) 1 (B) 1.5 (C) 2 (D) 2.5

Last Answer : Answer: Option C

Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) An unconfined compression test is a special case of triaxial compression test (B) An unconfined compression test is a special case of direct shear test (C) The confining pressure is maximum during an unconfined compression test (D) The cylindrical specimen of a soil is subjected to major principal stress till it fails due to shearing along the plane of the failure

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Last Answer : Option A

For testing a saturated clay for shear strength, the test recommended, is (A) Direct shear test (B) Triaxial compression test (C) Unconfined compression test (D) All the above

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Last Answer : Answer: Option C

Select the incorrect statement. (A) In a direct shear box test, the plane of shear failure is predetermined (B) Better control is achieved on the drainage of the soil in a triaxial compression test (C) Stress distribution on the failure plane in the case of triaxial compression test is uniform (D) Unconfined compression test can be carried out on all types of soils

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Last Answer : Answer: Option D

A triaxial shear test is preferred to direct shear test, because (A) It can be performed under all three drainage conditions with complete control (B) Precise measurement of pore pressure and change in volume during test, is not possible (C) Stress distribution on the failure plane, is non uniform (D) None of these

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Last Answer : Answer: Option A

For the determination of shear strength parameters, c and , of soil in the laboratory, the test to be conducted will be (a) Triaxial compression test (b) Sieve analysis (c) Compaction test (d) Relative density test

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Last Answer : (a) Triaxial compression test

Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The property of a soil that enables it to become stiff in a relatively short time on standing is called thixotropy (B) The ratio of shear strength in natural state to the remoulded shear strength under undrained conditions is called degree of sensitivity (C) The difference between the undisturbed shear strength and remoulded shear strength is known remoulding loss (D) All the above

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Last Answer : (D) All the above

The ratio of the undrained strength in the undrained state to the undrained strength, at the same water content, in the remoulded state, is called the sensivity of the clay. Its value for quick clays is (A) 4 (B) 8 (C) 12 (D) 20

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Last Answer : (D) 20

The shear strength in plastic undrained clay, is due to (A) Inter-granular friction (B) Internal friction (C) Cohesion (D) None of these

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AA saturated clay is to be tested for shearing strength. Which test should be recommended? a) Direct shear test b) Triaxial shear test c) Vane shear test d) Unconfined compression*

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Last Answer : Oxygen content is low in poorly drained soils

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Last Answer : (D) All the above

A normally consolidated clay settled 10 mm when effective stress was increased from 100 kN/m² to 200 kN/m². If the effective stress is further increased from 200 kN/m² to 400 kN/m², then the settlement of the same clay is (A) 10 mm (B) 20 mm (C) 40 mm (D) None of the above

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Last Answer : (A) 10 mm

For a loose sand sample and a dense sand sample consolidated to the same effective stress (A) Ultimate strength is same and also peak strength is same (B) Ultimate strength is different but peak strength is same (C) Ultimate strength is same but peak strength of dense sand is greater than that of loose sand (D) Ultimate strength is same but peak

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Last Answer : (C) Ultimate strength is same but peak strength of dense sand is greater than that of loose sand

The maximum value of effective stress in the past divided by the present value is defined as over consolidation ratio (OCR). The O.C.R. of an over consolidated clay is (A) Less than 1 (B) 1 (C) More than 1 (D) None of these

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Last Answer : (C) More than 1

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Last Answer : Answer: Option A

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