Description : Which one of the following statements is true? (A) Clays are more porous than sands (B) Pressure of organic matter in a soil decreases the bearing capacity of the soil (C) Aluminous cement is used for foundations in soils with chemical deposits (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : 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
Last Answer : (d) 1 and 4 only
Description : 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
Last Answer : (D) 20
Description : A 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*
Last Answer : d) Unconfined compression*
Description : 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 ... the undisturbed shear strength and remoulded shear strength is known remoulding loss (D) All the above
Description : The shear strength in plastic undrained clay, is due to (A) Inter-granular friction (B) Internal friction (C) Cohesion (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Cohesion
Description : 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 ... (A) Quick test (B) Drained test (C) Consolidated undrained test (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : 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
Last Answer : (a) Triaxial compression 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
Description : 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
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : In clay soils, the fields often have to be fully saturated tillage can be undertaken. A. Before. C) After B. Beginning. D) Middle
Last Answer : Before
Description : Which of the following correspond to the recommendations of IRC for pavement thickness determination by CBR Method ? 1. CBR tests are to be conducted in-situ 2. Static compression is best adopted 3. The top 50 cm of sub grade ... 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1 and 3 only
Last Answer : (c) 2 and 3 only
Description : 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 ... decreases with depth (D) Effective stress, water content and undrained strength decrease with depth
Last Answer : C) Effective stress and undrained strength increase with depth but water content decreases with depth
Description : Explain vane shear test carried on given soil sample.
Last Answer : i) The undrained shear strength of soft clays can be determined in a laboratory by a vane shear test ii) Apparatus - A) Consist of a vertical steel rod having four thin stainless steel blades fixed at ... Only bottom end partakes in shearing where τ is in N / mm2 and T is in N - mm
Description : At liquid limit, all soils possess (A) Same shear strength of small magnitude (B) Same shear strength of large magnitude (C) Different shear strengths of small magnitude (D) Different shear strengths of large magnitude
Last Answer : (A) Same shear strength of small magnitude
Description : On wetting, cohesive soils, (A) Loose permeability (B) Gain shear strength (C) Loose elasticity (D) Decrease their shear strength
Last Answer : Option D
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) In soils, the flow index indicates variation in shear strength with water content (B) Liquid limit minus plastic limit, is known as plasticity ... Plastic limit minus shrinkage limit, is known as shrinkage index of the soil (D) All the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : Most suitable material for highway embankments is (A) Granular soil (B) Organic soil (C) Silts (D) Clays
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : Consider the following statements: 1. Relative density is a meaningful parameter for all types of soils 2. Relative density is a meaningful parameter only for cohesion soils. 3. Relative density is a better indicator of the denseness of an in ... , 2 & 3 (b) 1 & 2 only (c) 2 & 3 only (d) 1 & 3 only
Last Answer : (d) 1 & 3 only
Description : Black cotton soils are a) Heavy clay soils varying from clay to Loam, with clay content of 40 to 50% formed by decomposition of rocks by long continued weathering* b) Compacted and ... underneath d) Dark brown earthy materials formed due to partial or complete decomposition of vegetable matter
Last Answer : a) Heavy clay soils varying from clay to Loam, with clay content of 40 to 50% formed by decomposition of rocks by long continued weathering*
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
Description : 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 ... test (B) Consolidated undrained test (C) Unconsolidated drained test (D) Unconsolidated undrained test
Last Answer : (B) Consolidated undrained test
Description : The triaxial apparatus is usually used for (A) Unconsolidated-undrained test (B) Consolidated-undrained test (C) Drained test (D) All the above tests
Description : Consider the following statements: 1. Standard penetration test is commonly used for cohesionless soils. 2. Standard penetration test results in respect of a cohesionless soil are correlated to its density index and friction angle. 3. Use of H- ... 2 & 3 (b) 1 & 2 only (c) 2 & 3 only (d) 1 & 3 only
Last Answer : (a) 1, 2 & 3
Description : Explain the method of determination in-situ density with a core-cutter.
Last Answer : Dry unit weight of soil (γd) :The dry unit weight (γd) is the weight of solids (Ws) per unit of its total volume (V) (prior to drying) of the soil mass. (γd) = Ws/ V Procedure ... content determination. -Repeat the test at two or three locations nearly and get the average dry density
Description : 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
Last Answer : c) The shearing strength against flowing is a small but definite
Description : 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 ... compression test is uniform (D) Unconfined compression test can be carried out on all types of soils
Description : Which of the following methods is best suited for determination of permeability of coarse-grained soils? (A) Constant head method (B) Falling head method (C) Both the above (D) None of the above
Description : The strainer type tube well, is unsuitable for (A) Coarse gravels (B) Fine sandy strata (C) Clean gravels (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Fine sandy strata
Description : Gravels (A) Are cohesionless aggregates (B) Vary in size between 2 to 20 mm (C) Never swell when they come into contact with water (D) All the above
Description : Quicksand is a) Moist sand containing a small percentage of clay b) Is a condition which generally occurs in coarse sands c) Is a condition in which cohesive properties of soil increase rapidly d) Is a condition in which a cohesion less soil loses its strength because of upward flow of water
Last Answer : d) Is a condition in which a cohesion less soil loses its strength because of upward flow of water
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) A highly absorptive aggregate reduces the workability of concrete considerably (B) The specific gravity of aggregate is important for the determination ... and porosity of an aggregate influence the property of the concrete (D) All the above
Description : The plasticity of fine soils may be assessed by means of (A) Dry strength test (B) Toughness test (C) Dilatancy test (D) All of these
Description : The method of the slices is applicable to (A) Homogenous soils (B) Stratified soils (C) Saturated soils (D) Non-uniform slopes
Description : [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
Last Answer : B. Flux produced is a small fraction of the normal flux
Description : 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
Last Answer : (C) Two phase system with soil and water
Description : 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
Description : 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
Description : 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 ... of vapours which could be contained at the same temperature when fully saturated (D) All the above
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 : 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 : 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
Description : Which of the following is/are true? A. Because of its thickness, the tensile strength of a healing wound on the eyelid is much less than one on the thick skin of the back. B. By 2 days, ... strength reaches a plateau by 3 weeks. D. Wounds rarely, if ever, regain the strength of intact tissues.
Last Answer : Answer: BD DISCUSSION: Tensile strength measures load per cross-section area at rupture, whereas burst strength measures load required to break a wound, regardless of dimension. Therefore, skin wounds have ... a slower rate for more than a year. Wounds do not regain the strength of normal tissue
Description : The specific gravity of sands, is approximately (A) 1.6 (B) 2.0 (C) 2.2 (D) 2.6
Last Answer : (D) 2.6
Description : Sands of zone I are: (A) Course (B) Medium (C) Medium to fine (D) Fine
Description : The compressibility of clays is caused due to: (A) Expulsion of double layer water from in between the grains (B) Sliping of particles to new positions of greater density (C) Bending of particles as elastic sheets (D) All the above
Description : Coefficient of consolidation for clays normally (A) Decreases with increase in liquid limit (B) Increases with increase in liquid limit (C) First increases and then decreases with increase in liquid limit (D) Remains constant at all liquid limits
Last Answer : (A) Decreases with increase in liquid limit
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 : Negative skin friction on piles (A) Is caused due to relative settlement of the soil (B) Is caused in soft clays (C) Decreases the pile capacity (D) All of the above
Description : The angle of internal friction of clays, is usually (A) 0° to 5° (B) 5° to 20° (C) 20° to 30° (D) 30° to 45