A fully saturated soil is said to be (A) One phase system (B) Two phase system with soil and air (C) Two phase system with soil and water (D) Three phase system

A fully saturated soil is said to be
(A) One phase system
(B) Two phase system with soil and air
(C) Two phase system with soil and water
(D) Three phase system
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(C) Two phase system with soil and water
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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 B

Pressure exerted by fully saturated air, is known (A) Partial pressure (B) Saturation pressure (C) Saturation vapour pressure (D) Both (c) and (d) of the above

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Last Answer : Answer: Option D

A partially saturated soil is classified as (A) One phase soil(B) Two phase soil (C) Three phase soil (D) Four phase soil

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Last Answer : (C) Three phase soil

At the liquid limit a) The soil just begins to crumble when rolled into a thread b) The shearing strength against flowing is negligible c) The shearing strength against flowing is a small but definite* d) The soil will not get fully saturated

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Last Answer : c) The shearing strength against flowing is a small but definite

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

Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Absolute humidity at a given temperature is equal to weight of moisture present in a unit volume (B) Relative humidity is the ratio of actual vapour pressure and saturation vapour pressure at the same temperature (C) Relative humidity is the ratio of the weight of the vapours present per unit volume to the weight of vapours which could be contained at the same temperature when fully saturated (D) All the above

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Last Answer : Answer: Option D

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

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Unconfined compression test it most suitable for determining the : 1. Sensitivity of clays 2. Settlement of embankments 3. ‘Strength’ of partially saturated clay sample 4. ‘Strength’ of fully saturated clay sample (a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 3 and 4 only (d) 1 and 4 only

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Last Answer : (d) 1 and 4 only

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

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Last Answer : (d) All of the above

When dry bulb temperature & wet bulb temperature of moist air is the same, it means that the (A) Partial pressure of water vapour is less than the total pressure (B) Humidity is < 100% & dew point temperature of air has not reached (C) Dew point temperature of air has not reached & air is not saturated fully (D) Air is fully saturated

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Last Answer : (D) Air is fully saturated

When the air is fully saturated what is reached'?

Description : When the air is fully saturated what is reached'?

Last Answer : dew point

Draw three phase diagram for partially saturated soil.

Description : Draw three phase diagram for partially saturated soil. 

Last Answer : Figure : Three Phase Diagram for Partially Saturated Soil 

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

If the degree of saturation of a partially saturated soil is 60%, then air content of the soil is (A) 40 % (B) 60 % (C) 80 % (D) 100 %

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Last Answer : (A) 40 %

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

Description : 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

Last Answer : Option C

When the degree of saturation is zero, the soil mass under consideration represents (A) One phase system (B) Two phase system with soil and air (C) Two phase system with soil and water (D) Three phase system

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Last Answer : Answer: Option B

Air is said to be saturated when - (1) it contains maximum content of water vapour (2) its pressure is minimum (3) its thickness is maximum (4) it blows over the barren land

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Air is said to be saturated when : (1) it contains maximum content of water vapour (2) its pressure is minimum (3) its thickness is maximum (4) it blows over the barren land

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Last Answer :  it contains maximum content of water vapour

Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning O2 venous saturation monitoring? a. The normal saturation of mixed venous blood is 50% b. Mixed venous blood obtained for saturation monitoring can be obtained from any peripheral vein c. If arterial blood is fully saturated, the saturation of mixed venous blood is 80% d. In less than fully saturated blood, the difference between arterial and venous saturation corresponds to oxygen extraction

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Oils are partially hydrogenated (not fully) to manufacture Vanaspati, because fully saturated solidified oils (A) Cause cholesterol build up and blood clotting (B) Are prone to rancid oxidation (C) Always contain some amount of nickel (as their complete removal is very difficult) (D) Have affinity to retain harmful sulphur compounds

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In clay soils, the fields often have to be fully saturated tillage can be undertaken. A. Before. C) After B. Beginning. D) Middle

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Last Answer : Before

[53] The iron loss of the transformer is negligible during short circuit test because A. The entire input is just sufficient to meet Cu losses only B. Flux produced is a small fraction of the normal flux C. Iron core becomes fully saturated D. Supply frequency is held constant

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Last Answer : B. Flux produced is a small fraction of the normal flux

Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The volume of underground water extracted by gravity drainage from a saturated soil, is known as yield (B) The ratio of volume drained to the total volume of material drained, is known as specific yield (C) The sum of specific yield and specific retention, is equal to porosity (D) All the above

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A sample of saturated soil has 30% water content and the specific gravity of soil grains is 2.6. The dry density of the soil mass in g/cm3 , is (A) 1.47 (B) 1.82 (C) 1.91 (D) None of these

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A saturated soil sample has water content of 40% and specific gravity of soil particles 2.7. The void ratio of the soil, is (A) 0.4 (B) 0.52 (C) 1.08 (D) None of these

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Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The phenomenon of quicksand generally occurs in the cohesionless soil (B) At critical hydraulic gradient, the saturated sand becomes quick (C) The critical gradient depends on the void ratio and the specific gravity (D) All the above

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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

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A cylindrical specimen of saturated soil failed under an axial vertical stress of 100kN/m² when it was laterally unconfmed. The failure plane was inclined to the horizontal plane at an angle of 45°. The values of cohesion and angle of internal friction for the soil are respectively (A) 0.5 N/mm² and 30° (B) 0.05 N/mm² and 0° (C) 0.2 N/mm² and 0° (D) 0.05 N/mm² and 45°

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Sensitivity of a soil can be defined as (A) Percentage of volume change of soil under saturated condition (B) Ratio of compressive strength of unconfined undisturbed soil to that of soil in a remoulded state (C) Ratio of volume of voids to volume of solids (D) None of the above

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Skempton's pore pressure coefficient B for saturated soil is (A) 1 (B) Zero (C) Between 0 and 1 (D) Greater than 1

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Last Answer : Answer: Option A

The main factor which affects the infiltration capacity, is (A) Thickness of saturated layer (B) Depth of surface detention (C) Soil moisture (D) All the above

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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 strength in case of dense sand. Which of these statements are correct? (a) 1, 2 & 3 (b) 1 & 2 only (c) 2 & 3 only (d) 1 & 3 only

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Terzaghi's analysis assumes: (A) Soil is homogeneous and isotropic (B) Elastic zone has straight boundaries inclined at = to the horizontal and plastic zones fully developed (C) Failure zones do not extend above the horizontal plane through the base of the footing (D) All the above

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Last Answer : Answer: Option D

The ratio of the difference between the void ratio of the soil in its loosest state and its natural void ratio (e) to the difference between the void ratios in the loosest and fully dense state, is generally termed as (A) Degree of density (B) Relativity (C) Density index (D) All the above

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A soil not fully consolidated under the existing over-burden pressure, is called (A) Pre-consolidated (B) Normally consolidated (C) Over-consolidated (D) None of these

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